Phaseolus lunatus

Phaseolus lunatus is a legume.

Phaseolus lunatus is of Andean and Mesoamerican origin.

The caterpillars feed on the mung bean, Phaseolus lunatus and other species of Fabaceae.

"Purification and properties of beta-D-glucosidase (linamarase) from the butter bean, Phaseolus lunatus".

Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus)

Phytophthora phaseoli is a plant pathogen which infects lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) and has no other known hosts.

The larvae have been recorded on Phaseolus lunatus, snap bean, Vigna unguiculata and Dahlia species.

Foodplants on record are Amorpha crenulata, Woolly Rattlepod (Crotalaria incana), Galactia regularis and Lima Bean (Phaseolus lunatus).

It is often used as livestock forage, and it is cited as a gene source for disease resistance in Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) by Germplasm Resources Information Network.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Vigna unquiculata, Canavalia ensiformis, Canavalia maritima, Cajan cajan, Phaseolus species (including Phaseolus lunatus) and Cassia occidentalis.