PHASEOLUS COCCINEUS

This member of the Fabaceae family was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is found on high altitude in the mountains of southern North America and in Mexico.

It grows in a rich soil with some to lots of sun and plenty of water. It will, within the first year, get scarlet red flowers. The vines will reach three metres, the caudex 20 centimetres or more.

The genera name from the classical name for Bean. The species name means 'scarlet', for the flowers. It is commonly cultivated in many parts of the world for its edible seeds and immature seedpods. Lipusa formosa (Kunth) Alef. Lipusa multiflora Alef. Phaseolus bicolor Vell. Phaseolus coccineus Moc. & Sessé ex G.Don Phaseolus coccineus var. argenteus Freytag Phaseolus coccineus var. condensatus Freytag Phaseolus coccineus subsp. formosus (Kunth) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier Phaseolus coccineus var. griseus (Piper) Freytag Phaseolus coccineus var. guatemalensis Freytag Phaseolus coccineus var. lineatibracteolatus Freytag Phaseolus coccineus var. minuticicatricatus Freytag Phaseolus coccineus subsp. obvallatus (Schltdl.) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier Phaseolus coccineus var. parvibracteolatus Freytag Phaseolus coccineus var. pringlei Rose ex Freytag Phaseolus coccineus var. pubescens Freytag Phaseolus coccineus var. purpurascens Freytag Phaseolus coccineus var. rigidicaulis Freytag Phaseolus coccineus var. semperbracteolatus Freytag Phaseolus coccineus var. splendens Freytag Phaseolus coccineus var. strigillosus (Piper) Freytag Phaseolus coccineus var. timilpanensis Freytag Phaseolus coccineus var. tridentatus Freytag Phaseolus coccineus var. zongolicensis Freytag Phaseolus formosus Kunth Phaseolus griseus Piper Phaseolus leiosepalus Piper Phaseolus multiflorus Lam. Phaseolus multiflorus var. albiflorus DC. Phaseolus multiflorus var. coccineus (L.) DC. Phaseolus obvallatus Schltdl. Phaseolus prorifirus M.E.Jones Phaseolus striatus Brandegee Phaseolus strigillosus Piper Phaseolus superbus A.DC. Phaseolus sylvestris Kunth. The flowers by G.P. Lewis, Powo.science.kew.org