Biology:Phaseolus angustissimus
| Phaseolus angustissimus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Phaseolus |
| Species: | P. angustissimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phaseolus angustissimus A. Gray
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Phaseolus angustissimus (common name slimleaf bean) is a perennial, herbaceous vine of the Fabaceae (legume) family, native to the American Southwest (particularly, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas ), as well as northern Sonora, Mexico.[1][2][3][4] It is a close relative of the cultivated tepary bean (P. acutifolius), also native to the same region.
Description
Phaseolus angustissimus is a perennial, herbaceous vine (to 2 meters) which trails along rocky, eroded hillsides.[3][4] Its leaflets are distinctively narrow and waxy, it has a very deep, slightly thickened taproot, its flowers are magenta to purple and face upwards from the ground, and its pods are small and curved, yielding 2-4 seeds with a ridged seed coat and hypogeal germination.[3][4] P. angustissimus has shown freezing resistance in field trials in Canada.[5]
Uses
The Zuni people rub the crushed leaves, blossoms and powdered root on a child's body as a strengthener.[6]
References
- ↑ "Plants Profile for Phaseolus angustissimus (slimleaf bean)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PHAN3.
- ↑ "SEINet Portal Network - Phaseolus angustissimus". https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=1418&clid=2893.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Freytag, George F. (2002). Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America. Debouck, Daniel G.. Fort Worth, Tex.: BRIT. ISBN 1-889878-11-1. OCLC 52480039. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52480039.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Buhrow, Russ (1983). "The Wild Beans of Southwestern North America". Desert Plants. https://repository.arizona.edu/bitstream/handle/10150/552188/dp_05_02-067-071.pdf?sequence=1.
- ↑ Balasubramanian, P; Vandenberg, A; Hucl, P; Gusta, L (2002). "Physiology of freezing resistance in the genus Phaseolus". Annual Rep. Bean Improvement Coop 45: 6-7. https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/IND23299614/PDF.
- ↑ Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 85)
Wikidata ☰ Q7180983 entry
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