ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Phaseolus coccineus

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Phaseolus
Species: Phaseolus coccineus
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

02 / CONNECT THE NAMES

Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Phaseolus coccineus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

50 synonyms in this snapshot

Lipusa formosaName author: (Kunth) Alef.
Lipusa multifloraName author: Alef.
Lipusa multiflora var. albaName author: Alef.
Lipusa multiflora var. bicolorName author: (Vell.) Alef.
Lipusa multiflora var. coccineaName author: (L.) Alef.
Lipusa multiflora var. lucidaName author: Alef.
Lipusa multiflora var. nigerName author: (G.Martens) Alef.
Phaseolus bicolorName author: Bailly
Phaseolus bicolorName author: Vell.
Phaseolus coccineusName author: Moc. & Sessé ex G.Don
Phaseolus coccineus subsp. coccineusName author: Not supplied
Phaseolus coccineus subsp. formosusName author: (Kunth) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier
Phaseolus coccineus subsp. obvallatusName author: (Schltdl.) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier
Phaseolus coccineus subsp. striatusName author: (Brandegee) Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. argenteusName author: Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. coccineusName author: Not supplied
Phaseolus coccineus var. condensatusName author: Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. griseusName author: (Piper) Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. guatemalensisName author: Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. lineatibracteolatusName author: Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. minuticicatricatusName author: Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. parvibracteolatusName author: Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. pringleiName author: Rose ex Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. pubescensName author: Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. purpurascensName author: Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. rigidicaulisName author: Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. semperbracteolatusName author: Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. splendensName author: Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. striatusName author: (Brandegee) Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. strigillosusName author: (Piper) Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. timilpanensisName author: Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. tridentatusName author: Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. zongolicensisName author: Freytag
Phaseolus formosusName author: Kunth
Phaseolus griseusName author: Piper
Phaseolus leiosepalusName author: Piper
Phaseolus multiflorusName author: Lam.
Phaseolus multiflorus var. albiflorusName author: DC.
Phaseolus multiflorus var. albusName author: G.Martens
Phaseolus multiflorus var. bicolorName author: (Vell.) G.Martens
Phaseolus multiflorus var. coccineusName author: (L.) DC.
Phaseolus multiflorus var. nigerName author: G.Martens
Phaseolus obvallatusName author: Schltdl.
Phaseolus prorifirusName author: M.E.Jones
Phaseolus striatusName author: Brandegee
Phaseolus strigillosusName author: Piper
Phaseolus superbusName author: A.DC.
Phaseolus sylvestrisName author: Kunth
Phaseolus vulgaris var. coccineusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Phaseolus vulgaris var. coccineusName author: (L.) Klett & Richt.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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