Taxon:  Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. coccineus var. strigillosus (Piper) Freytag



Summary
Genus:
Phaseolus
Section:
Phaseolus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
447490
Place of publication:
G. F. Freytag & D. G. Debouck, Sida Bot. Misc. 23:71.  2002
Verified:
08/12/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Phaseolus coccineus L. (455 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. coccineus (5 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. coccineus var. argenteus Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. coccineus var. coccineus (20 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. coccineus var. condensatus Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. coccineus var. griseus (Piper) Freytag (2 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. coccineus var. lineatibracteolatus Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. coccineus var. parvibracteolatus Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. coccineus var. pubescens Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. coccineus var. semperbracteolatus Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. coccineus var. splendens Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. coccineus var. tridentatus Freytag (1 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. coccineus var. zongolicensis Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. striatus (Brandegee) Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. striatus (Brandegee) Freytag var. guatemalensis Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. striatus (Brandegee) Freytag var. minuticicatricatus Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. striatus (Brandegee) Freytag var. pringlei Rose ex Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. striatus (Brandegee) Freytag var. purpurascens Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. striatus (Brandegee) Freytag var. rigidicaulis Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. striatus (Brandegee) Freytag var. striatus (Brandegee) Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Phaseolus coccineus L. subsp. striatus (Brandegee) Freytag var. timilpanensis Freytag (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Phaseolus strigillosus Piper

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. 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. 23:1-300. Note: this study mentions possible introgression with var. coccineus
  2. Spataro, G. et al. 2011. Genetic diversity and structure of a worlwide collection of Phaseolus coccineus L. Theor. Appl. Genet. 122:1281-1291. Note: it recognized Phaseolus coccineus as the third most economically important Phaseolus bean; it commented that in this outbreeding species "gene flow between wild and domesticated forms living nearby probably makes the domestication bottleneck less restricted than that which occurred in P. vulgaris"
Common names
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. 23:1-300. Note: this study mentions possible introgression with var. coccineus
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 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. 23:1-300. Note: this study mentions possible introgression with var. coccineus
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 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. 23:1-300. Note: this study mentions possible introgression with var. coccineus
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 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. 23:1-300. Note: this study mentions possible introgression with var. coccineus
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaChimaltenango 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. 23:1-300. Note: this study mentions possible introgression with var. coccineus
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaHuehuetenango 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. 23:1-300. Note: this study mentions possible introgression with var. coccineus
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaJalapa 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. 23:1-300. Note: this study mentions possible introgression with var. coccineus
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. 23:1-300. Note: this study mentions possible introgression with var. coccineus
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. 23:1-300. Note: this study mentions possible introgression with var. coccineus
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. 23:1-300. Note: this study mentions possible introgression with var. coccineus
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHondurasFrancisco Morazán 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. 23:1-300. Note: this study mentions possible introgression with var. coccineus
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala [Chimaltenango, Huehuetenango, Jalapa, Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Sololá], Honduras [Francisco Morazán]

Reference(s)
  1. 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. 23:1-300. Note: this study mentions possible introgression with var. coccineus
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=447490. Accessed 12 May 2026.