Cochliasanthus caracalla (L.) Trew ex A. Delgado et al. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Cochliasanthus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Subtribe:

Phaseolinae

Nomen number:

468107

Place of publication:

Amer. J. Bot. 98:1704. 2011

Verified:

05/02/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Phaseolus caracalla L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Vigna caracalla (L.) Verdc.

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Reference(s)

Delgado-Salinas, A. et al. 2011. Vigna (Leguminosae) sensu lato: the names and identities of the American segregate genera. Amer. J. Bot. 98:1694-1715.

Common names

English
bertoni-bean –
snailflower –
French
haricot caracolle –
German
Schneckenbohne –
Portuguese
caracol –
Spanish
caracolillo –
judía caracol –
Swedish
snäckböna –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	Note
1	Native	Northern America		Mexico	s.?
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru
2	Cultivated				also cult.

Native
Northern America

REGION: Mexico (s.?)

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala, Panama
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay, Uruguay

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	fide Dict Gard, as Vigna caracalla; Hortus 3, as Vigna caracalla	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening

Taxon: Cochliasanthus caracalla (L.) Trew ex A. Delgado et al.