Butter Bean

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Java, US, Haiti, Guatemala, Nigeria, Dominican Republic

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Stomach), Cyanogenetic, Poison, Tumor

Science studied: ALANINE, ARGININE, ASH, BARIUM

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Fabaceae

Scientific name: Phaseolus lunatus

Common names: Butter Bean, Lima Bean, Chilipuca Colorada, Comba Cimarrona, Cubacillo, Fasola limeńska, Fasola półksiężycowata, Fava, Frijol Silvestre, Frijol ancho, Frijol de Culebra, Frijol de Media Luna, Frijolillo, Frijolillo de Bejuco, Fréjol de manteca, Green Bean, Gros pois, Pois amer, Pois d'Achery, Pois doux, Pois du Cap, Haba, Haba pallar, Habas, Habilla, Ib Choh

POWO: 513918-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Java, US, Haiti, Elsewhere, Guatemala, Nigeria, Dominican Republic.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Stomach)
• Cyanogenetic
• Poison
• Tumor
• Wart
• Fever
• Nutritive

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Java
• US
• Haiti
• Elsewhere
• Guatemala
• Nigeria
• Dominican Republic

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Stomach)
• Cyanogenetic
• Poison
• Tumor
• Wart
• Fever
• Nutritive

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Stomach) · Java · "
• Cyanogenetic · US · "
• Cyanogenetic · Haiti · "
• Poison · Elsewhere · "
• Poison · Guatemala · "
• Poison · US · "
• Tumor · Nigeria · "
• Wart · US · "
• Cyanogenetic · Elsewhere · "
• Fever · Elsewhere · "
• Nutritive · Haiti · "
• Poison · Dominican Republic · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Novel quantitative trait loci conferring resistance to root-knot nematodes in lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) · 2026 source ↗
• Novel quantitative trait loci conferring resistance to root-knot nematodes in lima bean (<i>Phaseolus lunatus</i>). · 2026 source ↗
• Population genomic diversity and regional structure of lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) germplasm in Brazil · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALANINE
• ARGININE
• ASH
• BARIUM
• CALCIUM
• CARBOHYDRATES
• BETA-CAROTENE
• COPPER
• FAT
• GLUTAMIC-ACID
• GLYCINE
• IRON
• LEUCINE
• LINOLEIC-ACID
• MAGNESIUM
• MANGANESE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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