ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Phaseolus lunatus

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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Botanical classification

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

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

38 synonyms in this snapshot

Dolichos tonkinensisName author: Bui-quang-Chieu
Phaseolus amazonicusName author: Benth.
Phaseolus bipunctatusName author: Jacq.
Phaseolus compressusName author: Zoll. & Moritzi
Phaseolus derasusName author: Schrank
Phaseolus falcatusName author: Benth. ex Hemsl.
Phaseolus foecundusName author: Macfad.
Phaseolus ilocanusName author: Blanco
Phaseolus inamoenusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Phaseolus latisiliquusName author: Macfad.
Phaseolus limensisName author: Macfad.
Phaseolus limensisName author: Pi.Savi
Phaseolus lunatus f. limenanusName author: Van Eselt.
Phaseolus lunatus f. lunonanusName author: Van Eselt.
Phaseolus lunatus f. macrocarpusName author: (Moench) Hassl.
Phaseolus lunatus f. salicisName author: Van Eselt.
Phaseolus lunatus f. solanoidesName author: Van Eselt.
Phaseolus lunatus f. vulgarisName author: Hassl.
Phaseolus lunatus var. albusName author: Hassk.
Phaseolus lunatus var. lilacinusName author: Hassk.
Phaseolus lunatus var. longepedunculatusName author: Hassk.
Phaseolus lunatus var. lunatusName author: Not supplied
Phaseolus lunatus var. macrocarpusName author: (Moench) Benth.
Phaseolus lunatus var. silvesterName author: Baudet
Phaseolus macrocarpusName author: Moench
Phaseolus maximusName author: Roxb.
Phaseolus pallarName author: Molina
Phaseolus parviflorusName author: Stokes
Phaseolus platyspermusName author: Haberle ex Steud.
Phaseolus portoricensisName author: Bertero ex Spreng.
Phaseolus puberulusName author: Kunth
Phaseolus roseiName author: Piper
Phaseolus rufusName author: Jacq.
Phaseolus saccharatusName author: Macfad.
Phaseolus tenuiflorusName author: Beurl.
Phaseolus tunkinensisName author: Lour.
Phaseolus xuaresiiName author: Zuccagni
Phaseolus xuareziiName author: Zuccagni

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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