Phaseolus angustissimus
Phaseolus angustissimus (common name slimleaf bean) is a perennial, herbaceous vine from the American Southwest. It is a close relative of the cultivated tepary bean (P. acutifolius), also native to the same region.
| Phaseolus angustissimus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Phaseolus |
| Species: | P. angustissimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaseolus angustissimus A. Gray | |
Uses
The Zuni people rub the crushed leaves, blossoms and powdered root on a child's body as a strengthener.[1]
References
- Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 85)
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