Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Phaseolus lunatus, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced2 Source not recorded10 Not on the record3 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	L.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Sp. pl. 2:724. 1753	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1753	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Lima bean	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Mexico to Colombia	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Biological type	empty	therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350	Not on the record
Fruit shape	empty	legume · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350	Not on the record
Growth habit	Vine, Forb/herb	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Inflorescence type	empty	raceme · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350	Not on the record
Vegetable	true	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration	annual, perennial	annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 110, 460, 882	Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation	High	High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 110, 444, 445	Sourced

Phaseolus lunatus L., 1753 13% complete

Lima bean

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