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Tepary Bean
Phaseolus acutifolius
Tepary Bean · Escomite · Fasola ostrolistna · Frijol tepario · escumite · fazol ostrolistý · fazuľa končistolistá · frijol tépari · tepary bean · teparyböna · Фасоль остролистная
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES
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 acutifolius
Common names: Tepary Bean, Escomite, Fasola ostrolistna, Frijol tepario, escumite, fazol ostrolistý, fazuľa končistolistá, frijol tépari, tepary bean, teparyböna, Фасоль остролистная
POWO: 513665-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
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
- Genotype-by-sequencing-enabled genome-wide association studies reveal genetic architecture of biomass and nitrogen modulation in tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius). · 2026 source ↗
- Genome-wide association and genomic prediction of seed nutritional traits and seed size in tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) for low-input breeding · 2026 source ↗
- Assessment of Genotoxicity and Cytotoxicity of Tepary Bean (<i>Phaseolus acutifolius</i>) Seed Protein Extract. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- COPPER
- CYSTEINE
- FAT
- FIBER
- IRON
- ISOLEUCINE
- KILOCALORIES
- LEUCINE
- LIGNIN
- LYSINE
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- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- METHIONINE
- NIACIN
- OLIGOSACCHARIDE
- PHOSPHORUS
- PHENYLALANINE
- PHYTATE
- PHYTIC-ACID
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RAFFINOSE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SODIUM
- STACHYOSE
- SUCROSE
- THIAMIN
- THREONINE
- TYROSINE
- VALINE
- WATER
- ZINC
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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