MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

  Sorting Phaseolus names 

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 

 

Notes on cultivated varieties

 

Phaseolus aconitifolius Jacq. -> Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal

Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray.

BURMESE :  Taw-pe-nauk.

DANISH :  Tepary-bønne.

DUTCH :  Tepary-boon.

ENGLISH : Tepary bean.

FRENCH :  Haricot tépari.

GERMAN : Teparybohne, Tepary-Bohne.

GREEK :  Φασόλι τεπαρι  Fasoli tepari, Μεξικάνικα φασόλια, Μεξικάνικο φασόλι.

ITALIAN :  Fagiolo tepari.

MAYAN : Xmayum.

PORTUGUESE : Feijão-tepari.

RUSSIAN :  Фасоль остролистная    Fasol' ostrolistnaia, Тепари   Tepari.

SLOVAKIAN :  Fazuľa končistolistá.

SPANISH : Escomite, Escumite (Mexico), Frijol piñuelero (Costa Rica), Judía tépari,  Tépari (Mexico).

 
It should be noted that the delimitation between the wild and cultivated tepari is not always clear so common names are just a reflexion of this confusion.

Types : Small round-seeded (Black or White), Large angular-seeded (White, Greenish-white, Grey, Dark-yellow, Coffee, Black, Purple-mottled or Mahogany).

Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray. var. acutifolius

ENGLISH : Mexican tepary bean, Wild tepary bean of semi-sunny habitats, Wild tepary of stream banks.

SPANISH : Escomite.


A gallery of seeds by Mario Nenno at his Bean Seed Images Project site.

Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray var. tenuifolius A. Gray

SYNONYM(S) : Phaseolus tenuifolius (A. Gray) Wooton & Standley

ENGLISH : Wild tepary bean of sunny slopes.

Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray. var. latifolius Freeman

ENGLISH : Large-leaved tepary bean, Tepary bean, Cultivated tepary bean.

GERMAN : Teparybohne.

PORTUGUESE : Feijão-tepari.

TYPES : White-flowered, Pale-purpled-flowered, White-seeded, Brown-seeded, Green-seeded, Yellow-seeded, Black-seeded, Speckled-seeded.

GROUPS : Indeterminate shrubby, Indeterminate creeping.

 

Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray. 'Redfield'

ENGLISH : White-seeded tepary bean 'Redfield'.

Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray. 'Dark Yellow'

ENGLISH : Dark-yellow-seeded tepary bean.

Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) W. F. Wight -> Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & Ohashi

Phaseolus angularis var. nipponensis (Ohwi) Ohwi -> Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & Ohashi var. nipponensis (Ohwi) Ohwi & Ohashi

Phaseolus aureus Roxb. -> Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek

Phaseolus aureus Roxb. f. viridis -> Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek var. chlorospermus

Phaseolus aureus Roxb. f. aureus -> Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek

Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb.-> Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi & Ohashi

Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb. var. glabra -> Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi & Ohashi var. glabra

Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb. var. gracilis -> Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi & Ohashi var. gracilis (Prain.) Mar., Masch. & Stain.

Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb. var. major

CHINESE : Da hua mi dou.

ENGLISH : Large-flowered rice bean.

Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb. var. rumbaiya

ENGLISH : Short-stemmed rice bean.

Phaseolus coccineus L.

SYNONYM(S) : Phaseolus multiflorus Lam., Phaseolus multiflorus Lam. var. coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus Willd., Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. coccineus L. ,  Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. multiflorus (Lam.) Nichols

CHINESE : Hong hua cai dou, Hùhng fà choi dáu (Cantonese), Long zhao dou.

DANISH :  Pralbønne, Pralbønnen.

DUTCH :  Pronkboon.

ENGLISH : Scarlet runner, Scarlet runner bean, Runner bean, Red flowered runner bean, Red flowered vegetable bean, Seven year bean, Perennial bean.

FINNISH : Ruusupapu.

FRENCH : Haricot d'Espagne.

GERMAN : Feuerbohne, Käferbohne, Prunkbohne.

GREEK :  Φασόλι Ισπανίας ,  Φασόλι το ισπανικό

ITALIAN :  Fagiolo di Spagna,  Fagiolo rampicante di Spagna, Fagiolo scarlatto.

JAPANESE : Beni bana ingen, Hana mame.

KOREAN :  홍화채두.

PORTUGUESE : Feijão-da-Espanha, Feijão-de-sete-anos, Feijão-escarlate, Feijão-trepador.

RUSSIAN :  Фасоль яркокрасная  Fasol' iarkokrasnaia, Фасоль многоцветковая Fasol' mnogotsvetkovaia, Фасоль огвенно-красная  Fasol' ogvenno-krasnaia,  Фасоль турецкая  Fasol' turetskaia, Турецкие бобы Turetskie boby.

SLOVENIAN :  Turški fižol.

SLOVAKIAN :  Fazuľa šarlátová.

SPANISH : Ayocote (Central Mexico), Botil (Mexico), Cubá (Costa Rica), Frijol angolano (Cuba), Frijol calentano (Colombia), Frijol chamborote, Ixtapacal (Guatemala), Judía encarnada, Judia escarlata, Judía pinta, Chilipuca, Chamborote, Chomborote, Pallar (Argentina), Piloy (Guatemala), Popayán (Ecuador), Poroto de Espagna (Argentina), Poroto pallar (Argentina), Tukamulil (Mexico).

SWEDISH : Rosenböna.

VIETNAMESE : .

 

Photographs (pod and seeds) of purple-podded type and common green-podded type at Max Planck Institute.
Photographs of seeds from our bean collection.
Photograph of flower, seed and pod at the Ilustrated Legume Database, Japan.

 

Types : Dwarf, Climbing, Ornamental, Stringless, Black-seeded, White-seeded / Edible-seeded, Lavender / Purple-seeded, Purple and black-seeded, Purple-podded..

Phaseolus coccineus L. (Albiflorus Group) 'Désirée'

SYNONYM(S) : Phaseolus coccineus L. var. albiflorus, Phaseolus multiflorus var. albiflorus, Phaseolus coccineus cv. 'Désirée'.

ENGLISH : White-seeded runner bean, Edible-seeded runner bean.

FRENCH : Haricot d'Espagne à fleurs blanches.

ITALIAN : Fagiolo rampicante di Spagna bianco.


Photograph of  seed & flower of  a typical white runner bean at the Illustrated Legume Genetic Resources Database.

Phaseolus coccineus L. (Albiflorus Group) 'White Dutch Runner'

SYNONYM(S) : Phaseolus coccineus L. var. albiflorus, Phaseolus multiflorus var. albiflorus, Phaseolus coccineus cv. 'White Dutch Runner'.

ENGLISH : White-seeded runner bean, White Dutch runner bean, Edible-seeded runner bean.

FRENCH : Haricot d'Espagne à fleurs blanches.

 


Photographs of seeds from our bean collection.
Photograph of  seed & flower of  a typical white runner bean at the Illustrated Legume Genetic Resources Database.

Phaseolus coccineus L. (Albonanus Group) 'Aztec Dwarf White'

SYNONYM(S) : Phaseolus coccineus L. var. albonanus, Phaseolus coccineus L. cv. 'Aztec Dwarf White'.

ENGLISH : White-seeded dwarf runner bean, White Dutch bush bean, Edible-seeded runner bean.

FRENCH : Haricot d'Espagne nain à fleurs blanches.

Phaseolus coccineus L. (Bicolor Group) 'Hestia'

ENGLISH :  Dwarf red & white flowered runner bean.

FRENCH : Haricot d'Espagne nain à fleurs bicolores.


Photograph at Graines Baumaux - France.


Phaseolus coccineus L. (Bicolor Group) 'Painted Lady'

SYNONYM(S) : Phaseolus coccineus L. cv. 'Painted Lady', Phaseolus coccineus L. var. bicolor

ENGLISH : Butterfly runner bean.

FRENCH : Haricot d'Espagne grimpant à fleurs bicolores.

 

Photograph of flowers at Odla.
There is a good photograph of flowers (close-up) at Dave's Garden but we are not allowed to link to it..
Photographs of seeds from our bean gallery.

Phaseolus coccineus L. (Melanospermus Group) 'Black-seeded Runner'

SYNONYM(S) : Phaseolus coccineus L. cv. 'Black-seeded Runner', Phaseolus coccineus L. cv. 'Mrs Cannell's Black Runner', Phaseolus coccineus L. var. melanospermus

ENGLISH : Black-seeded runner bean.

Phaseolus coccineus L. (Roseolus Group)  'Sunset'

ENGLISH : Pink-flowered runner bean, Sunset runner bean.

Phaseolus coccineus L. (Rubronanus Group) 'Hammond's Dwarf'

SYNONYM(S) : Phaseolus coccineus L. cv. 'Hammond's Dwarf', Phaseolus coccineus L. var. rubronanus

ENGLISH : Scarlet bush bean, Red flowered bush bean.

ITALIAN :  Fagiolo scarlatto.

Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. coccineus

SYNONYM(S) : Phaseolus multiflorus Lam.

ENGLISH : Mexican runner bean.

SPANISH : Ayocote.


Again, as with many kinds of beans, the names of the wild and cultivated species of  Phaseolus coccineus are confused. Our present understanding is that the subspecies coccineus would be correctly applied to cultivated runner beans and most common names applied to the species would also fit the cultivated forms. Of course  the trade never bother about subsp. Neither would they bother about the group names. We used them above (based on flower colours) simply for the sake of clarity.

Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. darwinianus Hern.-Xol. & Miranda-Colín

SYNONYM(S) : Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. polyanthus (Greenm.) Maréchal et al., Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. polyanthus (Greenm.) Maréchal,  Mascherpa & Stainier, Phaseolus flavescens Piper, Phaseolus harmsianus Diels, non Herter, Phaseolus leucanthus Piper, Phaseolus polyanthus Greenm.

ENGLISH : Perennial runner bean, Purple-flowered runner bean, Wild runner bean, Year bean.

SPANISH :  Acaletl (Mexico), Botil (Mexico), Cacha (Colombia), Cenek (Mexico), Dzich (Guatemala), Frijol gallinazo (Venezuela), Ibis (Mexico),  Ixich (Guatemala), Juruna (Guatemala), Matatropa (Colombia), Metatropa (Colombia), Murutungo (Venezuela), Patlaxte (Mexico), Piloy (Guatemala), Piloya (Guatemala), Piligüe (Guatemala), Petaco (Colombia), Toda la vida (Ecuador), Xuyumel (Mexico).

Phaseolus lunatus L.

SYNONYM(S) :  Phaseolus compressus Zool. & Moritzi, Phaseolus saccharatus Macfad.

CHINESE : Mian dou, Xue dou, Jin xxx dou (Xie zongwan p479).

VIETNAMESE : Dau ngu.

Most names under Phaseolus lunatus L. (Lunatus Group) are applied to the species name by most authors, however official taxonomy has blurred the lines between "Sieva beans" (small seeded) and the true Lima bean (large-seeded) on one hand, and between the edible varieties / types and the toxic types such as var. sylvester on the other, by lumping all edibles under var. lunatus. To some extent this is also aggravated by mixing both edible and non-edible under "synonyms" of Phaseolus lunatus because it is often wrongly assumed that Phaseolus lunatus is a synonym of  Phaseolus lunatus var. lunatus.
For all these reasons we think that adopting the Group system is by far preferable.


Photographs of seeds, pod and flower at the Illustrated Legume Genetic Resources Database.
Excellent gallery of seeds by Mario Nenno at his Bean Seed Images Project site (see complementary references below).

Phaseolus lunatus L. (Lunatus Group)

SYNONYM(S) :  Phaseolus lunatus L. var. macrocarpus Benth., Phaseolus lunatus L. (Gran Lima Group), Phaseolus lunatus L. (cultigroup Big Lima), Phaseolus limensis Macf., Phaseolus lunatus L. f. macrocarpus , Phaseolus inamoenus L., Phaseolus lunatus L. var. lunatus

BURMESE :  Htawbat pe, Kal beir kan, Kawl be, Pe bra, Pe byu gyi, Pe gya, Santagu pe, Tim sin, Tunoran.

CHINESE : Cai dou (Cantonese Choi dáu ), Mian dou, Li ma dou, Ling dou, Long ya dou, Yu dou.

CZECH :  Fazol barmský, Fazol měsíční .

DANISH : Limabønne, Månebønne, Sukkerbønne.

DUTCH :  Indische maanboon,  Lima-boon.

ENGLISH : Large Lima bean, Lima bean, Large white bean, Butter bean (USA), Burma bean, Rangoon bean, Duffin bean, Madagascar bean.

FRENCH : Fève créole, Haricot de Lima, Haricot lima à gros grains, Haricot de Madagascar, Haricot du Cap, Pois de 7 ans, Pois de Java, Pois du Cap, Pois souche.

GERMAN :  Indische Mondbohne, Limabohne, Mondbohne.

GREEK :  Φασόλια της Λίμας .

ITALIAN :  Fagiolo del Capo, Fagiolo detto di Lima, Fagiolo di Lima.

JAPANESE : Rai mame (lai mame), Aoi mame.

KOREAN :  리마콩.

MALAY : Kacang China, Kacang Jawa, Kacang kara, Kacang s'ringing, Kekara (Indonesia), Koro legi (Indonesia), Kratok (Indonesia).

PORTUGUESE : Feijão-de-Lima, Feijão-fava (Brazil).

RUSSIAN :   Фасоль лима  Fasol' lima, Фасоль лимская  Fasol' limskaia,   Фасоль лунообразная Fasol' lunoobraznaia,  Фасоль луновидная лима  Fasol' lunovidnaia lima,  Лимская фасоль  Limskaia fasol',  Лимский фасоль   Limskii fasol'.

SLOVAKIAN :  Fazuľa mesiacovitá .

SPANISH : Alubia de Lima, Chilipuca (Honduras), Chilipuco (Honduras),  Fríjol chilipuca (Honduras) , Frijol de Lima, Frijol de luna, Frijol lima, Frijol manteca (Argentina), Frijol mantequilla, Fríjol reina (Honduras),  Frijol viterra (Honduras), Garrofó, Haba pallar (Ecuador),  Judía de Lima, Judía de manteca, Judía Limeña (Honduras), Lima, Layo (Peru), Palato (Bolivia), Pallar (Peru), Poroto manteca (Argentina), Torta (Colombia).

THAI :  ถั่วราชมาษ  Thua rachamat.

VIETNAMESE : -, - , - .

"Lima bean" TYPES : Cream-seeded, Red-seeded, White-seeded, Brown-seeded, Green-seeded, Purple-seeded, Black-seeded.



Phaseolus lunatus L. (Lunatus Group) 'Black'

ENGLISH : Lima pole bean 'Black' (USA), Black-seeded Lima bean.

Phaseolus lunatus L. (Lunatus Group) 'Calico Red'

ENGLISH : Lima pole bean 'Calico Red' (USA), Red-seeded lima bean.

Phaseolus lunatus L. (Lunatus Group) 'Christmas'

ENGLISH : Lima pole bean 'Christmas' (USA), White and red-seeded Lima bean.

FRENCH : Haricot de Madagascar rouge.

Photograph from our bean Gallery.

Phaseolus lunatus L. (Lunatus Group) 'Garden King'

ENGLISH : Lima pole bean 'King of the Garden' (USA), Lima bean 'Garden king', White-seeded climbing lima 'Garden King'.


Phaseolus lunatus L. (Lunatus Group) 'Zebra'

ENGLISH : Lima bean 'Zebra', Black and white-seeded Lima bean.

FRENCH : Haricot de Madagascar à grain zèbré.

 

Photograph from our bean Gallery.

Phaseolus lunatus L. (Lunatus Group) 'Willow-Leaf White'

ENGLISH : Lima pole bean 'Willow-Leaf White' (USA), Willow-leaved white-seeded Lima bean.

FRENCH : Haricot de Lima à feuilles de saule.

Phaseolus lunatus L. (Potato Group)

SYNONYM(S) : Phaseolus bipunctatus Jacq., Phaseolus lunatus L. (Caribbean Group)

ENGLISH : Caribbean lima bean, Round-seeded lima bean, Potato-lima bean (USA).

FRENCH : Haricot lima à grains ronds.

SPANISH : Frijol de luna.

 

Photograph of a white-seeded cultivar at Illustrated Legume Genetic Resources Database
Photograph of a black-seeded cultivar at Illustrated Legume Genetic Resources Database


Phaseolus lunatus L. (Sieva Group)

SYNONYM(S) : , Phaseolus lunatus L. (Siva Group), Phaseolus lunatus L. var. lunonanus L.H. Bailey, Phaseolus limensis Macf. var. limenanus L.H. Bailey, Phaseolus lunatus L. (Lunonanus Group), Phaseolus lunatus L. f. limenanus Eselt, Phaseolus lunatus L. var. limenanus (L.H. Bailey) Burkart,

CHINESE : Ai sheng xue dou, Xi mian dou.

ENGLISH : Bush sieva bean, Bush baby lima, Small seeded Lima bean, Sieva bean, Carolina bean (USA), Climbing baby lima, Sieva lima.

FRENCH : Haricot de sieva, Haricot lima du Mexique, Haricot lima à petits grains, Pois souche (Haiti).

GERMAN :  Sievabohne.

HUNGARIAN :  Limabab.

MAYAN : Ixtapacal (Guatemala), Patashete (Mexico).

POLISH :  Fasola półksiężycowata.

RUSSIAN :  Фасоль лимская  Fasol' limskaia.

SPANISH : Carauta (Colombia), Chilipuca (El Salvador), Comba (Colombia), Frijol de año (Colombia), Frijol de luna, Frijol caballero (Cuba), Furuna (Mexico), Haba (Puerto Rico), Kedeba (Costa Rica), Sieva.

Photograph of a white-seeded cultivar at Illustrated Legume Genetic Resources Database
Photograph of a black-seeded cultivar at Illustrated Legume Genetic Resources Database

Phaseolus lunatus L. (Sieva Group) 'Hopi Orange'

ENGLISH : Lima bush bean 'Hopi Orange'.


Photograph of seed of an orange-seeded cultivar at the at Illustrated Legume Genetic Resources Database.


Phaseolus lunatus L. var. lunatus

See Phaseolus lunatus L. (Lunatus Group)

Phaseolus lunatus L. var. silvester Baudet

ENGLISH : Wild Lima bean.

Listed by GRIN, probably wrongly as a synonym of Phaseolus lunatus L. It could be a synonym of  Phaseolus lunatus L var. lunatus if that was considered as a wild species as it should but unfortunately so far taxonomists favour var. lunatus as the preferred name for the edible Lima bean...and Sieva bean ... and presumably the round-seeded cultivars etc.

Phaseolus mungo L. -> Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper

Phaseolus mungo var. melanospermus -> Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper var. melanospermus

Phaseolus mungo L. f. chlorospermus -> Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper var. chlorospermus

Phaseolus radiatus L.-> Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek

Phaseolus trilobus Ait. -> Vigna triloba (L.) Verdc.

Phaseolus ricciardianus Tenore -> Vigna riukiuensis (Ohwi) Ohwi & Ohashi

Phaseolus vexillatus L. -> Vigna vexillata (L.) Benth.

Phaseolus vulgaris L.

CHINESE : Cai dou, Qing dou, Si ji dou, Yun dou, Shi jia cai dou, Bai fan dou, Pan wên tou (Taiwanese), Ban wen dou.

DANISH :  Almindelig bønne, Buskbønne, Buskbønnen.

ENGLISH : Kidney bean, Snap bean, Green bean, Dry bean, String bean.

FRENCH : Haricot commun.

GERMAN :  Gartenbohne.

GREEK :  Φασολάκι αναρριχητικό    Fasolaki anarihetiko.

HINDI : Biins.

ITALIAN :  Fagiolo, Faxoe, Faisoe (Liguria) , Fasoel (Piemonte), Cornett (Lombardia), Fasioi, Fasoler (Veneto), Fasol, Fasulein (Emilia), Fasciolo (Umbria), Fascinale (Abruzzi), Suriaca, Vasuli (Calabria), Fasolu, Trujaca (Sicilia), Fasoleddu, Basolu, Pisu (Sardegna). ref. I.C.S. Russi.

JAPANESE : Ingen mame.

KOREAN :  강낭콩.

MALAY : Boncis (Indonesia), Kacang buncis, Kacang mérah, Kacang pendek.

PORTUGUESE :  Feijão (dry), Feijão-vagem (green).

RUSSIAN :   Фасоль овощная  Fasol' ovoshchnaia.

SLOVENIAN :  Nizki fižol, Visoki fižol.

SLOVAKIAN :  Fazuľa záhradná.

SPANISH : Caraota (Venezuela), Chaucha (green - Argentina, Uruguay), Ejote (green - Mexico), Judía, Judía común, Frejol (Bolivia, Chile, Peru), Fréjol (Ecuador), Frijol (Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Cuba, Peru), Alubia, Fríjol (Colombia), Frísol (Colombia), Habichuela (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic), Habilla (Paraguay), Chícharo (dried seed), Poroto (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Panama, Peru, Uruguay), Tabla (green - Chile), Vainita (green - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile).

SWEDISH :  Trädgårdsböna.

URDU : Biins.

VIETNAMESE : -.

 

Photographs of seeds from our bean collection.

Photographs of flowers, seeds and pods at the Illustrated Legume Genetic Resources Database

 

TYPE(S) and SUBTYPE(S) : the following have distinctive features that are not generally considered by modern taxonomists. The concepts of green bean vs dry bean have been left out for most of those below can apply to either.

String bean, Haricot avec parchemin, Duo qian wei cai dou, To ch'ien wei ts'ai tou (Taiwan).

Stringless bean, Haricot sans parchemin, Haricot mangetout, Haricot sans fil, Wu duo qian wei cai dou, Wu to ch'ien wei ts'ai tou (Taiwan).

Round-podded type of kidney bean, Yuang jia xing cai dou.

Flat-podded type of kidney bean, Bian jia xing cai dou.

Fresh shell bean, Fresh seeded type of shelling bean, Horticultural bean (USA), Green-shelled bean, Fresh kidney beans, Haricot en grains frais, Xian zi xing cai dou.

Dry-shell bean, Dried seeded type, Haricot type, Haricot bean, Shelling bean, Dried kidney bean, Haricot à écosser, Gan zi xing cai dou, Gan cai dou li.

Miniature-podded type, Needle bean, Baby French bean, Beanette, Xiao jia xing cai dou.

Striped-podded bean, Se xian jia zhong cai dou.

Butter bean, Wax bean, Butter French bean, Haricot beurre, Huang jia zhong cai dou.

Green-podded bean, French bean, Qing jia zhong cai dou, Nen cai dou, Xian cai dou.

Purple-podded bean, Purple French bean, Haricot à gousse violette, Haricot à cosse violette.

Streaked-podded bean, Horticultural bean, Zi jia zhong cai dou.

 



Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. albus Haberle -> Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. 'White Kidney'

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nanus Group) 

SYNONYM(S) : Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. nanus (L.) Aschers, Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. nanus Martens, Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. humilis Alef., Phaseolus nanus L., Phaseolus minimus Roxb.

CHINESE : Ai cai dou , Ngái choi dáu (Cantonese), Ai xing cai dou.

DANISH :  Buskbønne, Krybbønne.

ENGLISH : Dwarf bean, French bush bean (USA), French bean, Dwarf green bean, Bush bean (USA), Snap bean (USA), Snap bush bean (USA).

FINNISH :  Pensaspapu.

FRENCH : Haricot nain.

GERMAN :  Buschbohne, Gartenbohne.

GREEK :  Φασολάκι νάνο, Φασόλι ο νάνος , Φασίολος ο κοινός   .

ITALIAN : Fagiolo nano, Fagiolino nano.

JAPANESE : Tsuru nashi ingen.

MALAY :  Kacang buncis.

PORTUGUESE :   Feijão-anão, Feijão-rasteiro, Feijoeiro-anão.

RUSSIAN :    Фасоль обыкновенная   Fasol' obyknovennaia, фасоль кустовая (as P.compressus) ?.

SPANISH :  Alubia riñón, Haba enana, Judía enana, Poroto enano.

SWEDISH :  brun böna, krypböna.


TYPES : Flageolet bean (white to green small to medium seeds), Navy bean (small white-seeded), Pinto bean (pink to red medium size seed), Shell bean (horticultural bean), French bean (snap bean), Slicing bean.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nanus Group) 'Albion'

SYNONYM(S) :  Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Navy Group)  'Albion'

ENGLISH : Albion navy bean.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nanus Group) 'Blason'

ENGLISH :  White-seeded horticultural bean 'Blason'.

FRENCH :  Haricot nain à gousses blanc crème marbré de rouge, Haricot nain à grains blanc et gousses panachées.


Photograph at Graines Baumaux - France.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nanus Group) 'Borlotto'

SYNONYM(S) :  Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Horticultural Group) 'Borlotti'

ENGLISH : Borlotti bean.

FRENCH : Haricot borlotti.

ITALIAN : Borlotti, Borlotto.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nanus Group) 'Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco'

FRENCH : Haricot borlotto 'Langue de Feu'..

ITALIAN :  Borlotto nano 'Lingua di Fuoco'..

Photograph at Graines Baumaux - France.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nanus Group) 'Cannellini'

SYNONYM(S) : Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Horticultural Group) 'Cannellini',  Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. 'Cannellino'

ENGLISH : White long bean, Cannellini bean.

FRENCH : Haricot rognon blanc, Haricot cannellini, Haricot blanc d'Italie.

ITALIAN : Cannellini, Cannellíno.

 
Photograph in our bean gallery.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nanus Group) 'Chevrier Vert'

SYNONYM(S) :  Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Horticultural Group) 'Chevrier Vert', Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Flageolet Group) 'Chevrier Vert', Phaseolus vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris var. nanus Aschers 'Flageolet' 

CZECH : Harzer Flageolet .

ENGLISH : Flageolet bean 'Chevrier Vert'.

FRENCH : Haricot flageolet 'Chevrier Vert'.

GERMAN :  Flageoletbohne, Flageolet - Bohne,  Flageolett, Französische Bohne, Grünkernbohne, Grüne Buschbohnen.

GREEK :  Φλαμπεόλες   Flabeoles.


Photograph in our bean gallery (mid-page).
Photograph and background on this typically French heirloom.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nanus Group) 'Elsa'

SYNONYM(S) :  Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Horticultural Group) 'Elsa', Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Flageolet Group) 'Elsa'

ENGLISH : Flageolet bean 'Elsa'.

FRENCH : Haricot flageolet 'Elsa'.


Photograph in our bean gallery (mid-page).


Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nanus Group) 'Navajo'

SYNONYM(S) :  Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Pinto Group)  'Navajo'

ENGLISH : Pinto bean "Navajo".

SPANISH :  Alubia pinta, Judía común 'Alubia Pinta'.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nanus Group) 'White Kidney'

SYNONYM(S) :  Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Horticultural Group) 'White Kidney',  Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. albus Haberle

ENGLISH : White-seeded kidney bean, White kidney bean.

FRENCH : Haricot rognon blanc.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. subsp. nunas

SYNONYM(S) : Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nuñas Group)

CHINESE :      Bao zi dou.

ENGLISH : Popping beans, Popbeans (USA).

FRENCH : Haricot à éclater, Haricot à éclater du Pérou, Haricot des Incas.

QUECHUAN : Ñuñas.

SPANISH :  Basul (Colombia), Nuña, Nuñas, Nuña pava, Pajuro (Peru), Pava, Poroto, Porotillo, Poroto de Puño (Peru), Sacha purutu (Argentina,  Bolivia).

 

Photograph of popped seed (black & white) in Lost Crops of the Incas, p 174. (An extremely attractive colour photograph by J. Kucharski featuring all the cultivars below and more can be found in Lost Crops of the Incas between p 192 & p 193, unfortunately not shown on above web site).

Photograph of seeds at naturalSCIENCE.com

 

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nuñas Group) 'Azul'

ENGLISH : Dark-blue popping bean.

FRENCH : Haricot à éclater bleu-foncé.

SPANISH : Nuña 'Azul', Nuña azul.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nuñas Group) 'Coneja'

SYNONYM(S) :  Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nuñas Group) 'Pava'

ENGLISH : Gray and white popbean (USA), Grey and white popping bean.

FRENCH : Haricot à éclater gris et blanc.

SPANISH : Nuña 'Coneja', Nuña coneja, Nuña 'Pava', Nuña pava.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nuñas Group) 'Huevo de Paloma'

ENGLISH : Popbean "Pigeon Egg", White popping bean.

FRENCH : Haricot à éclater blanc, Haricot à éclater de Cajabamba "Oeuf de Colombe".

SPANISH : Nuña 'Huevo de Paloma'.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nuñas Group) 'Mani'

ENGLISH : Light-red popping bean.

FRENCH : Haricot à éclater rouge-pâle.

SPANISH : Nuña 'Mani', Nuña mani.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nuñas Group) 'Parcollana'

ENGLISH : Red and white mottled popping bean.

FRENCH : Haricot à éclater rouge et blanc, Haricot à éclater de Cajabamba "Parcollana".

SPANISH : Nuña 'Parcollana', Nuña parcollana.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Nuñas Group) 'Ploma'

ENGLISH : Gray popbean (USA), Grey popping bean.

FRENCH : Haricot à éclater à grain gris.

SPANISH : Nuña 'Ploma'.


Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Vulgaris Group)

SYNONYM(S) :    Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris

BURMESE :  Bo sa pe, Hto pe ton, Mete beir, Pra say taut, Ta la pe, To Tok.

CHINESE : Man cai dou, Man sheng cai dou.

DANISH :  Stangbønne, Stang bønner.

DUTCH :  Staakboon, Stokboon.

ENGLISH : Climbing bean (UK, Aust.), Pole bean (USA).

FINNISH :  Salkopapu.

FRENCH : Haricot grimpant, Haricot à rame(s).

GERMAN :   Gartenbohne, Kletterbohne, Stangenbohne.

GREEK :  Φασίολος ο κοινός   Fasiolos koinos,  Φασολάκι αναρριχητικό    Fasolaki anarrihetiko, Φασόλι ξηρό.  

ITALIAN : Fagiolo da sgranare, Fagiolo rampicante, Fagiolino rampicante.

JAPANESE : Ingen mame.

MALAY :  Kacang buncis.

PORTUGUESE :   Feijão-de-trepar, Feijoeiro-de-trepar.

RUSSIAN :    Фасоль обыкновенная   Fasol' obyknovennaia, фасоль кустовая (as P.compressus) ?.

SPANISH :   Fríjol de guía, Judía alta de enrame,  Judía de enrame,  Judía trepadora.

SWEDISH :  Stångböna,  Störböna.

 


Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Vulgaris Group) 'Coco Blanc'

ENGLISH : Round-white-seeded French haricot.

FRENCH : Haricot coco blanc, Coco blanc.

ITALIAN : Fagiolo bianco rotondo.

MALAY :  Kacang buncis termasuk.

SPANISH : Alubia redunda bianca, Judía blanca redonda.

Phaseolus vulgaris L.  (Vulgaris Group)   'Meraviglia di Venezia a Grano Nero'

SYNONYM(S) :    Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris (Wax Group)  'Meraviglia di Venezia a Grano Nero'

ENGLISH :   Climbing butter bean 'Marvel of Venice',  Climbing butter bean 'Wonder of Venice',  Pole wax bean 'Wonder of Venice'.

FRENCH :  Haricots à rames 'Or du Rhin', Haricot ramant 'Merveille de Venise'.

GERMAN :   Stangenbohne 'Rheingold'.

ITALIAN :  Fagiolino 'Meraviglia di Venezia', Fagiolo meraviglía veneziano, Fagiolo 'Oro del Reno', Fagiolo rampicante 'Meraviglia di Venezia', Meraviglía veneziano.

SPANISH :  Judía 'Oro del Reno', Judía 'Meravilla de Venezia'.



Photograph at Le Paysan.
Photograph at  Meilland Richardier, France.

Note:  Not to be confused with "a seme bianco" (White-seeded) or "a seme marrone" (Brown seeded)

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Vulgaris Group) 'Riz à Rames'

ENGLISH : Pea bean, Climbing rice bean.

FRENCH : Haricot riz à rames.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Vulgaris Group) 'Soisson vert  à Rames'

SYNONYM(S) :    Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Vulgaris Group) 'Flageolet à Rames', Phaseolus vulgaris L. subsp.vulgaris var. vulgaris 'Flageolet à Rames'

ENGLISH :  Climbing flageolet bean.

FRENCH : Haricot flageolet à rames, Haricot flageolet grimpant.

GERMAN :  Flageoletbohne, Flageolet-Bohne,  Flageolett, Französische Bohne, Grüne Kletterbohne.

Phaseolus vulgaris L.  (Vulgaris Group) Wax type

SYNONYM(S) :    Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris (Wax Group)

CHINESE : Bai jia cai dou.

ENGLISH : Butter bean (UK, Aust.), Wax bean (USA).

FRENCH : Haricot beurre.

JAPANESE : Shiro ingen mame.

 

Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. niger Martens

ENGLISH : Black-seeded kidney bean.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. ochraceus Savi

ENGLISH : Yellow-seeded kidney bean.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. variegatus DC.

ENGLISH : Variegated kidney bean.


REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
Complementary / Specific

 

Baudoin J.P. 1989, Phaseolus lunatus L. In : van der Maesen L.J.G. & Somaatmadja S. (Editors), Plant Resources of South-East Asia - N°1 : Pulses. Pudoc, Wageningen, The Netherlands. pp 57 - 60.

EuroDicAutom 2000, Multilingual Terminological Database, European Commission Translation Service < http://eurodic.echo.lu/cgi-bin/edicbin/expert.pl > (Previous address - pre 2000), New address - post 2000 : < http://eurodic.echo.lu/cgi-bin/edicbin/EuroDicWWW.pl?page=expert > .

FNLS, 2005,  Les légumes secs en France, Haricots (Phaseolus) Federation Nationale du Legume Sec. Une introduction.< http://www.legume-sec.com/Monde%20LS/2_En%20France.htm > &  < http://www.legume-sec.com/Monde%20LS/3_Les%20haricots.htm >.

ICS Russi, 2005,  Alimenti di grande consumo. Il fagiolo - Nome scientifico: Phaseolus vulgaris  L. -  Nomi locali. Istituto Comprensivo Sperimentale Russi (RA), Italia. < http://www.racine.ra.it/russi/webscuola/alimamer/fagiolo.htm#scientifiche >.

ILDIS, 2000, World Database of Legumes, International Legume Database & Information Service. < http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb/ > or < http://biodiversity.soton.ac.uk/LegumeWeb >.

ILGRD, Illustrated Legume Genetic Resources Database. Part of the Illustrated Plant Genetic Resources Database ( IPGRD), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Genebank. Japan. English version : < http://www.gene.affrc.go.jp/image/legume.html >, Japanese version : < http://www.gene.affrc.go.jp/image/legume_j.html >.

Jansen P.C.M. 1989, Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray. In : van der Maesen L.J.G. & Somaatmadja S. (Editors), Plant Resources of South-East Asia - N°1 : Pulses. Pudoc, Wageningen, The Netherlands. pp 54 - 55.

NAC, 2003, National Agrobiodiversity Center - Korea. Seed Pictorial. < http://genebank.rda.go.kr/SeedPictorial/index_search.asp?actref=species&strText=P  >.

National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS) Genebank. Illustrated Plant Genetic Resources Database.Legumes. (both complete English and Japanese versions).
< http://www.gene.affrc.go.jp/plant/image/legume.html >.

National Research Council 1989, Lost Crops of the Incas : Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.

Nenno Mario (Dr.), 2007,  Bean Seed Images Project. < http://www.nenno.it/Beanseedimages/ >.

Rehm.S. 1994. Multilingual Dictionary of Agronomic Plants. Kluwer Academic Publishers.

USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?phaseolus (17 March 2000).

Smartt J. 1989, Phaseolus coccineus L. In : van der Maesen L.J.G. & Somaatmadja S. (Editors), Plant Resources of South-East Asia - N°1 : Pulses. Pudoc, Wageningen, The Netherlands. pp 56 - 57.

Smartt J. 1989, Phaseolus vulgaris L. In : van der Maesen L.J.G. & Somaatmadja S. (Editors), Plant Resources of South-East Asia - N°1 : Pulses. Pudoc, Wageningen, The Netherlands. pp 60 - 63.

Watson Benjamin 1996. Taylor's Guide to Heirloom Vegetables. Houghton Mifflin Company - New York.

 

Notes

1. On Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray

Tepary bean seed sizes : Wild forms 2g to 5g per 100 seeds, Cultivated forms 10g to 20g per 100 seeds,

2. On Phaseolus lunatus L.

The groups and types of Lima beans / Sieva beans within Phaseolus lunatus L. are far from sorted out satisfactorily. Most names under Phaseolus lunatus L. (Lunatus Group) are applied to the species name by most authors, then again 150 experts have agreed upon "var. lunatus" as the preferred name for cultivated varieties (Wiersema & León 1999). More documentation is needed (photographs being prepared). For example are all Sieva type cultivars dwarf ? if not, some of the old names are not correct. Despite my strong preference for Latin in group names I am wondering how to name the "Sieva" and "Potato" groups in Botanical Latin ? As to the name "Big-Lima", a not very elegant option, it may be descriptive enough in a sense although if there are dwarf cultivars, how do they fit or how are they distinguished from the climbing cultivars ? See also notes under Phaseolus lunatus L. and  Phaseolus lunatus L. var. silvester Baudet

3. On Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. which was studied in great details a few decades ago is now in a state of confusion due to both neglect by taxonomists and modern breeding. The list below illustrates early classifications (pre 1950). Today (2000) the accepted practice is to use names of the type "Phaseolus vulgaris L. 'Name'", where even the former " cv." is considered superfluous. This name obviously lacks precision. Short of a description or an image, more often than not, neither the cultivar nor the botanical name will give any indication on the type of plant in question, for example whether it is dwarf or climbing or indeterminate. They will not give any indication of the seed colour, and very little else will be revealed about the "variety" hence inviting name manipulation for commercial reasons. So perhaps a little care in the use of Latin epithets could be advantageous.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Flageolet Group) cv. 'Elsa' would be an improvement and in line with nomenclatural standards but does not reveal if we are dealing with a dwarf or climbing cultivar.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. nanus (L.) Aschers (Flageolet Group) cv. 'Elsa' or Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. humilis Alef. (Flageolet Group) cv. 'Elsa' would be more meaningful. Alternatively Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. nanus (L.) Aschers cv. 'Elsa' would be meaningful even to people whose native language is not English and may satisfy those who advocate for short names but on the other hand is not in line with current nomenclatural standards ( "var." is prohibited for domesticated "varieties" or forms)

Phaseolus vulgaris L. subsp. nunas var. chlorosperma or Phaseolus vulgaris L. subsp. nunas var. melanosperma would almost be descriptive enough even if no cultivar name is given and even if one does not understand the Spanish-derived "nunas".

Presently (1999) the cultivar groups and sub-groups are still being worked out. Those shown above are merely suggestions. My guess is that the world will never agree on one general set and that the new system will be as confusing as the old, using Botanical Latin. For example the recognized "market classes", a rough classification worked out for trading purposes, vary from continent to continent so how can types be agreed on. A hybrid system combining group names in Latin would offer the most versatile solution, it would not offend or mislead non-English-speaking people and would justifiably reward the populations of the world who have bothered to learn Botanical Latin.

The following (estimated pre 1950) are descriptive but still ambiguous because one has to guess what the shapes and colours refer to ... and one could guess wrongly, although It would appear that seeds are mostly referred to. Anyone interested in matching those names with some of our photographs ?

 

Information is needed on the following botanical names, posted by the GRIN Database. Why ? Because catalogues and reference books of the past such as the Vilmorin Catalogues, Prof. D. Bois Encyclopédie Biologique, used by ethnobotanists and others, refer to such names and it may be useful to understand their meaning. It may also help in sorting out groups of common names.

Phaseolus compressus var. carneus Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. cervinus Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. ferrugineus Martens
Phaseolus ellipticus var. albus Martens
Phaseolus ellipticus var. aureolus Martens
Phaseolus ellipticus var. helvolus Savi
Phaseolus ellipticus var. mesomelos Haberle
Phaseolus ellipticus var. pictus Caval.
Phaseolus ellipticus var. spadiceus Martens
Phaseolus gonospermus var. oryzoides Martens
Phaseolus gonospermus var. variegatus Savi
Phaseolus oblongus var. albus Martens
Phaseolus oblongus var. spadiceus Savi
Phaseolus oblongus var. zebrinus Martens
Phaseolus sphaericus var. atropurpureus Martens
Phaseolus sphaericus var. minor Martens
Phaseolus zebra var. carneus Martens
Phaseolus zebra var. purpurascens Martens

Proposed group names in modern nomenclature (var. vulgaris is not required) :

Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris (Bush Snap Green Group)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris (Bush Snap Purple Group)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris (Bush Snap Wax Group)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris (Bush Dry Group)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris (Pole Dry Group)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris (Bush Fresh Group)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris (Pole Fresh Group)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris (Pole Snap Green Group)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris (Pole Snap Purple Group)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris (Pole Snap Wax Group)

 

 

 

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