| Phaseolus ritensis | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Phaseolus |
| Species: | P. ritensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phaseolus ritensis M.E.Jones
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Phaseolus ritensis is a plant species native to Arizona, Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa and Nuevo León. Common names include " Santa Rita Mountain bean" (in US) and " cocolmeca" in Mexico. It grows in forested areas in the mountains.
Phaseolus ritensis is a perennial herb with a large woody taproot. It is a trailing herb with trifoliate leaves and pink to lavender flowers. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Uses
The plant is widely valued for both food and medicine throughout much of its native range.[ citation needed] Green and ripe fruits served as an important food source in times past.[ when?] Roots are the source of medicine, glue, and a fermenting agent. [6] [7]
References
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ M.E.Jones, Contributions of Western Botany. 12: 14. 1908
- ^ Thomas H. Kearney & Robert H. Peebles. 1979. Arizona Flora, with Supplement, Second Edition. University of California Press, Berkeley./ ISBN 0-520-00637-2
- ^ P. Martin et al. 2000. Gentry's Rio Mayo Plants. The Tropical Deciduous Forest & Environs of Northwest Mexico. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
- ^ Marechal, R., J. M. Mascherpa & F. Stainier. 1978. Etude taxonomique d'un groupe complexe d'especes ... Phaseolus et Vigna (Papilionaceae) sur ... informatique. Boissiera 28: 1–273.
- ^ G.P Nabhan, J.W. Berry & C.W. Weber. Wild beans of the greater Southwest: Phaseolus metcalfei and P. ritensis. Economic Botany 34:68-85. 1980.
- ^ Pennington, CW. 1963. The Tarahumar of Mexico, their material culture. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City
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