A twining perennial (Phaseolus coccineus) growing to 5 m/16 ft, native to tropical America; leaves with three broadly oval leaflets; pea-flowers scarlet or less commonly white, in stalked clusters from the leaf axils; pods up to 40 cm/16 in long, rough, containing large red, kidney-shaped seeds, veined like marble, purple-black. It is a common garden vegetable, widely cultivated for the edible young pods. Dwarf, non-climbing varieties are also grown. (Family: Leguminosae.)
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iRunner bean
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Division:
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Magnoliophyta
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Class:
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Magnoliopsida
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Order:
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Fabales
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Family:
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Fabaceae
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Subfamily:
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Faboideae
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Tribe:
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Phaseoleae
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Genus:
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Phaseolus
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Species:
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P.
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