Taxon: Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Summary

Genus:

Phaseolus

Section:

Phaseolus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Subtribe:

Phaseolinae

Nomen number:

27632

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:723. 1753

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358744

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

08/19/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (4 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. aborigineus (Burkart) Baudet (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Phaseolus nanus L.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. mexicanus Freytag, nom. inval.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Beebe, S. et al. 1997. Wild-weed-crop complexes of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L., Fabaceae) in the Andes of Peru and Colombia, and their implications for conservation and breeding. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 44:73-91.
Beyra, A. & G. Reyes Artiles. 2004. Revisión taxonómica de los géneros Phaseolus y Vigna (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) en Cuba. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 61:139-141.
Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Budanova, V. I. & N. R. Ivanov. 1973. K sistematike roda Phaseolus L. (To the sistematics of the genus Phaseolus L.). Trudy Prikl. Bot. 51(1):27.
Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
Cortés, A. J. et al. 2013. Drought tolerance in wild plant populations: the case of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). PLoS One 8: e62898. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062898.
Debouck, D. G. et al. 1989. Observations on little-known Phaseolus germplasm of Ecuador. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 80:15-21.
Debouck, D. G. et al. 1993. Genetic diversity and ecological distribution of Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) in northwestern South America. Econ. Bot. 47:408-423.
Delgado-Salinas, A. et al. 2006. Phylogeny of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae): a recent diversification in an ancient landscape. Syst. Bot. 31:779-791. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Freyre, R. et al. 1996. Ecogeographic distribution of Phaseolus spp. (Fabaceae) in Bolivia. Econ. Bot. 50:195-215.
Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Kwak, M. & P. Gepts. 2009. Structure of genetic diversity in the two najor gene pools of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L., Fabaceae). Theor. Appl. Genet. 118:979-992.
Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Mahuku, G. S. et al. 2003. Sources of resistance to angular leaf spot (Phaeoisariopsis griseola) in common bean core collection, wild Phaseolus vulgaris and secondary gene pool. Euphytica 130:303-313. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
Maréchal, R. et al. 1978. Étude taxonomique d'un groupe complexe d'espèces des genres Phaseolus et Vigna (Papilionaceae) sur la base données morphologiques et polliniques, traitées par l'analyse informatique. Boissiera 28:136.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Mejía-Jiménez, A. et al. 1994. Interspecific hybridization between common and tepary beans: increased hybrid embryo growth, fertility, and efficiency of hybridization through recurrent and congruity backcrossing. Theor. Appl. Genet. 88:324-331.
Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:117.
Personal Care Products Council. INCI
Santalla, M. et al. 2004. Genetic diversity of Argentinian common bean and its evolution during domestication. Euphytica 135:75-87. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
Schmit, V. et al. 1993. Use of chloroplast DNA polymorphisms for the phylogenetic study of seven Phaseolus taxa including P. vulgaris and P. coccineus. Theor. Appl. Genet. 87:506-515.
Singh, S. P. 1999. Production and utilization. In: Singh, S. P., ed., Common bean improvement in the Twenty-first Century 1:1-21.
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Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	bean	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Italian	fragiolo	2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji	ingen-mame	2	Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Swedish	böna	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	cai dou	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean	deonggulgangnamkong	2	Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Transcribed Korean	gangnamkong	2	Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Transcribed Korean	juldangkong	2	Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:117.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica	Alajuela		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica	San José		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador	Ahuachapán		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Chimaltenango		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Chiquimula		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Guatemala		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Jalapa		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Sacatepéquez		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Santa Rosa		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Sololá		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras	Francisco Morazán		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua	Estelí		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua	Jinotega		Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Merida	w.	Debouck, D. G. et al. 1993. Genetic diversity and ecological distribution of Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) in northwestern South America. Econ. Bot. 47:408-423.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Portuguesa		Debouck, D. G. et al. 1993. Genetic diversity and ecological distribution of Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) in northwestern South America. Econ. Bot. 47:408-423.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Tachira		Debouck, D. G. et al. 1993. Genetic diversity and ecological distribution of Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) in northwestern South America. Econ. Bot. 47:408-423.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Trujillo		Debouck, D. G. et al. 1993. Genetic diversity and ecological distribution of Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) in northwestern South America. Econ. Bot. 47:408-423.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Catamarca		Santalla, M. et al. 2004. Genetic diversity of Argentinian common bean and its evolution during domestication. Euphytica 135:75-87. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Jujuy		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Salta		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Santiago del Estero		Santalla, M. et al. 2004. Genetic diversity of Argentinian common bean and its evolution during domestication. Euphytica 135:75-87. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Tucumán		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Chuquisaca		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Cochabamba		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Tarija		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Boyacá		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Cundinamarca		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Norte de Santander		Debouck, D. G. et al. 1993. Genetic diversity and ecological distribution of Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) in northwestern South America. Econ. Bot. 47:408-423.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Azuay		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Chimborazo		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Loja		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Apurímac		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Cajamarca		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Cusco		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Piura		Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
2	Cultivated					cult. worldwide	Singh, S. P. 1999. Production and utilization. In: Singh, S. P., ed., Common bean improvement in the Twenty-first Century 1:1-21.
4	Naturalized					natzd. worldwide
5	Uncertain	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Lara		Debouck, D. G. et al. 1993. Genetic diversity and ecological distribution of Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) in northwestern South America. Econ. Bot. 47:408-423.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Nayarit, Puebla, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica [Alajuela, San José], Guatemala [Chiquimula, Santa Rosa, Guatemala, Jalapa, Sololá, Sacatepéquez, Chimaltenango], Honduras [Francisco Morazán], Nicaragua [Estelí, Jinotega], El Salvador [Ahuachapán]
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Merida (w.), Portuguesa, Tachira, Trujillo]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Chuquisaca, Tarija, Cochabamba], Colombia [Cundinamarca, Boyacá, Norte de Santander], Ecuador [Chimborazo, Azuay, Loja], Peru [Apurímac, Cusco, Cajamarca, Piura]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán]

Cultivated (cult. worldwide)
Naturalized (natzd. worldwide)
Uncertain
Southern America

NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Lara]

Reference(s)

Chacón, M. I. et al. 2007. Phylogeographic analysis of the chloroplast DNA variation in wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Americas. Pl. Syst. Evol. 266:175-195. Note: two bidirectional dispersal/expansion events between Mesoamerica & South America
Debouck, D. G. et al. 1993. Genetic diversity and ecological distribution of Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) in northwestern South America. Econ. Bot. 47:408-423.
Freytag, G. F. & D. G. Debouck. 2002. Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Sida, Bot. Misc. 23:36-42.
Santalla, M. et al. 2004. Genetic diversity of Argentinian common bean and its evolution during domestication. Euphytica 135:75-87. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
Singh, S. P. 1999. Production and utilization. In: Singh, S. P., ed., Common bean improvement in the Twenty-first Century 1:1-21.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grin-global.warwick.ac.uk/gringlobal/taxonomydetail?id=27632. Accessed 14 April 2026.