Taxon:  Phaseolus dumosus Macfad.



Summary
Genus:
Phaseolus
Section:
Phaseolus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
27569
Place of publication:
Fl. Jamaica 1:279.  1837
Verified:
08/13/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
99 (97  active, 47  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. darwinianus Hern.-Xol. & Miranda-Colín
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. polyanthus (Greenm.) Maréchal et al.
Phaseolus leucanthus Piper
Phaseolus polyanthus Greenm.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  2. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource). Note: accessed June 2023, corrects to Phaseolus vulgaris
  3. Bitocchi, E. et al. 2017. Beans (Phaseolus spp.) as a model for understanding crop evolution. Front. Plant Sci. 8:722. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00722.
  4. 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.
  5. Chacón-Sánchez M. I. et al. 2021. Gene flow in Phaseolus beans and its role as a plausible driver of ecological fitness and expansion of cultigens. Front. Ecol. Evolut. 9:618709. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.618709.
  6. Debouck, D. G. 1999. Diversity in Phaseolus species in relation to the common bean. In: Singh, S. P., ed., Common bean improvement in the Twenty-first Century 2:25-52.
  7. Delgado-Salinas, A. & S. Gama-López. 2022. Nomenclátor del género Phaseolus para México. Base de datos SNIB-CONABIO. Proy. JE014. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico.
  8. 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
  9. Delgado-Salinas, A. 1985. Systematics of the genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae) in North and Central America 204. Note: = Phaseolus coccineus subsp. darwinianus Hern.-Xol. & Miranda-Colin
  10. Dohle, S. et al. 2019. Chapter 4. Wild beans (Phaseolus L.) of North America. In: Green, S. L. et al., North American crop wild relatives. Volume 2. Important species. 99-127. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-97121-6_4..
  11. 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. 23:45-47.
  12. Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 89.
  13. Locqueviile, J. et al. 2022. Semi-domesticated crops have unique functional roles in agroecosystems: perennial beans (Phaseolus dumosus and P. coccineus) and landscape ethnoecology in the Colombian Andes. J. Ethnobiol. 42:198-216. DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-42.2.198.
  14. 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
  15. Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2. Note: = Phaseolus lunatus L.
  16. Mina-Vargas, A. M. et al. 2016. Origin of year-long bean (Phaseolus dumosus Macfady, Fabaceae) from reticulated hybridization events between multiple Phaseolus species. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 118:957-969. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw138.
  17. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  18. Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
  19. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:754. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishyear bean  1Bitocchi, E. et al. 2017. Beans (Phaseolus spp.) as a model for understanding crop evolution. Front. Plant Sci. 8:722. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00722.
Spanish (Mexico)acalete  2Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 89.
Spanish (Mexico)exoyema  2Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 89.
Spanish (Mexico)frijol gordo  2Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 89.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 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. 23:45-47.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:754. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:754. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:754. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaAlta Verapaz 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. 23:45-47.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaGuatemala 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. 23:45-47.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaQuetzaltenango 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. 23:45-47.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaSacatepéquez 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. 23:45-47.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaSan Marcos 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. 23:45-47.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaSololá 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. 23:45-47.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  Dohle, S. et al. 2019. Chapter 4. Wild beans (Phaseolus L.) of North America. In: Green, S. L. et al., North American crop wild relatives. Volume 2. Important species. 99-127. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-97121-6_4..
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Chacón-Sánchez M. I. et al. 2021. Gene flow in Phaseolus beans and its role as a plausible driver of ecological fitness and expansion of cultigens. Front. Ecol. Evolut. 9:618709. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.618709.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAntioquia Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCauca Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaNariño Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorAzuay Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorImbabura Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAmazonas Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCajamarca Chacón-Sánchez M. I. et al. 2021. Gene flow in Phaseolus beans and its role as a plausible driver of ecological fitness and expansion of cultigens. Front. Ecol. Evolut. 9:618709. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.618709.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLambayeque Chacón-Sánchez M. I. et al. 2021. Gene flow in Phaseolus beans and its role as a plausible driver of ecological fitness and expansion of cultigens. Front. Ecol. Evolut. 9:618709. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.618709.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPiura Chacón-Sánchez M. I. et al. 2021. Gene flow in Phaseolus beans and its role as a plausible driver of ecological fitness and expansion of cultigens. Front. Ecol. Evolut. 9:618709. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.618709.
4NaturalizedAfrica Africa  Chacón-Sánchez M. I. et al. 2021. Gene flow in Phaseolus beans and its role as a plausible driver of ecological fitness and expansion of cultigens. Front. Ecol. Evolut. 9:618709. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.618709.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCauca Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaNariño Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorCarchi Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorChimborazo Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAmazonas Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCajamarca Chacón-Sánchez M. I. et al. 2021. Gene flow in Phaseolus beans and its role as a plausible driver of ecological fitness and expansion of cultigens. Front. Ecol. Evolut. 9:618709. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.618709.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala [Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Sacatepéquez, San Marcos, Sololá]
Cultivated
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Antioquia, Cauca, Nariño], Ecuador [Azuay, Imbabura], Peru [Amazonas, Cajamarca, Lambayeque, Piura]
Naturalized
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Cauca, Nariño], Ecuador [Carchi, Chimborazo], Peru [Amazonas, Cajamarca]

Reference(s)
  1. Chacón-Sánchez M. I. et al. 2021. Gene flow in Phaseolus beans and its role as a plausible driver of ecological fitness and expansion of cultigens. Front. Ecol. Evolut. 9:618709. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.618709.
  2. Dohle, S. et al. 2019. Chapter 4. Wild beans (Phaseolus L.) of North America. In: Green, S. L. et al., North American crop wild relatives. Volume 2. Important species. 99-127. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-97121-6_4..
  3. 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. 23:45-47.
  4. Schmit, V. & D. G. Debouck. 1991. Observations on the origin of Phaseolus polyanthus Greenman. Econ. Bot. 45:345-364.
  5. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:754. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodpulse Delgado S., A. 1988. Variation, taxonomy, domestication, and germplasm potentialities in Phaseolus coccineus. In: Gepts, P., ed., Genetic resources of Phaseolus beans 449. Note: = Phaseolus coccineus subsp. darwinianus Hern.-Xol. & Miranda-Colin
Human foodpulsean underutilized cropMina-Vargas, A. M. et al. 2016. Origin of year-long bean (Phaseolus dumosus Macfady, Fabaceae) from reticulated hybridization events between multiple Phaseolus species. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 118:957-969. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw138.
Human foodpulseas semi-domesticated in ColombiaLocqueviile, J. et al. 2022. Semi-domesticated crops have unique functional roles in agroecosystems: perennial beans (Phaseolus dumosus and P. coccineus) and landscape ethnoecology in the Colombian Andes. J. Ethnobiol. 42:198-216. DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-42.2.198.
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://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=27569. Accessed 20 April 2026.