Phaseolus vulgaris L.

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Status: Cultivated and rarely naturalized
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Literature:

Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Page 161.

Troupin, G. (1983). Fabaceae (Papilionaceae) Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 92.


Other sources of information about Phaseolus vulgaris:

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Flora of Burundi: cultivated Phaseolus vulgaris
Flora of the DRC: cultivated Phaseolus vulgaris
Flora of Rwanda: cultivated Phaseolus vulgaris
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Phaseolus vulgaris

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Phaseolus vulgaris
African Plant Database: Phaseolus vulgaris
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Phaseolus vulgaris
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Phaseolus vulgaris
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Phaseolus vulgaris
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Phaseolus vulgaris
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Phaseolus vulgaris
JSTOR Plant Science: Phaseolus vulgaris
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Phaseolus vulgaris
Plants of the World Online: Phaseolus vulgaris
Tropicos: Phaseolus vulgaris
Wikipedia: Phaseolus vulgaris


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The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Species information: Phaseolus vulgaris.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=196790, retrieved 13 December 2025

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