| Lima beans |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Fabales |
| Family: |
Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Faboideae |
| Genus: |
Phaseolus |
| Species: |
P. lunatus |
| Binomial name |
Phaseolus lunatus
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| Synonyms |
- Dolichos tonkinensis Bui-Quang-Chieu
- Phaseolus bipunctatus Jacq.
- Phaseolus ilocanus Blanco
- Phaseolus inamoenus L.
- Phaseolus limensis Macfad.
- Phaseolus lunatus var. macrocarpus (Moench) Benth.
- Phaseolus macrocarpus Moench
- Phaseolus portoricensis Spreng.
- Phaseolus puberulus Kunth
- Phaseolus rosei Piper
- Phaseolus saccharatus Macfad.
- Phaseolus tunkinensis Lour.
- Phaseolus vexillatus Blanco, nom, illeg, non L.
- Phaseolus viridis Piper
- Phaseolus xuaresii Zuccagni
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A lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), also commonly known as butter bean, sieva bean, double bean or Madagascar bean, is a legume grown for its edible seeds or beans.