Runner Bean
Phaseolus coccineus
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh & more
How to identify Runner Bean
Identify Runner Bean by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Edible climbing bean vine (runner bean).
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- In India, compare location records such as Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Runner Bean.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phaseolus coccineus
- Genus
- Phaseolus
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- Central America
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Runner Bean itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Runner Bean itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Runner Bean
A member of the Caesalpiniaceae family, Runner Bean (Phaseolus coccineus) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and 1 other states.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten, planted as an ornamental and distilled for an aromatic oil.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Runner Bean belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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