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Published In: Species Plantarum 2: 724. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 11/2/2016)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 7/17/2018)
GROWTH: Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
Life form: Herbaceous, Shrub
Sexual reproduction: Outcrossing, Selfing (cleistogamous)
Plant-human relationship: Cultivated
Human edible: Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Details: Economic use: Seeds widely eaten. Sprouts, young fruits and leaves eaten (Facciola 1998). Fruits eaten by several Native American groups (Moerman 1998).
TOXICITY: Toxicity: Animal
Toxic parts: Seeds
Details: Toxicity: Among several species of Phaseolus whose cooked seeds are edible but for which animal consumption of raw seeds in quantity is reported to have detrimental effects (Wagstaff 2008). Occasional toxicity of raw seeds due to cyanogenic glycosides has been reported to occur usually in varieties with pigmented seeds (Verdcourt & Trump, 1969).
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