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Phaseolus coccineus ssp. obvallatus

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Schlechtendahl ) Maréshal, Mascherpa & Stainier

Common Names

• Frijol del Ratón (Mexico)

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• Mexico

Natural Habitats

• Hedges

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Twiner with pilose stems. 3 leaflets. Paired flowers, racemes of 4-6 flowers with bracts, tomentose bracteoles, 5-dentate calyx. Falciform legume.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• ILDIS
• Mobot, Linnaea
• Jstor