Phaseolus angustissimus
Phaseolus angustissimus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Phaseolus |
Species: | P. angustissimus |
Binomial name | |
Phaseolus angustissimus A. Gray | |
Phaseolus angustissimus (common name slimleaf bean) is a plant from the American Southwest.
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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