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Phaseolus lunatus

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{{stub}}[[File:Phaseolus lunatus-xavier cottage-yercaud-salem-India.JPG |thumb|right|'''Phaseolus lunatus''']]'''Phaseolus lunatus''', commonly known as the lima bean (/ˈlaɪmə/), butter bean, sieva bean, Double Bean or Madagascar bean, is a legume grown for its edible seeds or beans.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|stemLeaves}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootSeeds}}.
==Chemical Composition==
It contains flavonoids, alkaloids, saponins, tannins and phenolic.
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==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=Dabbale beans|ksml=|mlsa=Aksipidaka|mrta=Kachi-k-kollu|pate=|tahi=सेम Sem, लोबिया Lobia|teen=Lima Bean, Burma bean, Butter bean}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
 
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herbs}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Round in outline|Leaves have three leaflets, each 5-12.7 cm long.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual||White, Pale green or Rose-violet||2.5 cm in length. Depending on cultivar, the pods can be 5-15 cm long and an inch or so wide.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|ovoid|2-7 cm long, 1-2.5 cm broad||Cream white|}}
===Other features===
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
In Oaxaca, Mexico, the main rainy season lasts from June to August and most of the above-ground parts die during dry season. Germination or budding occurs in June or July. The first inflorescence is in October or November. The production of flowers and fruits usually ends between February and April.
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==Photo Gallery==
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File:Phaseolus lunatus (gousse).jpg
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280944350_CHEMICAL_COMPOSITION_PHYTOCHEMICAL_CONSTITUENTS_AND_ANTIOXIDANT_POTENTIALS_OF_LIMA_BEAN_SEEDS_COAT#:~:text=Lima%20bean%20(Phaseolus%20lunatus)%20seeds,and%20in%20vitro%20antioxidant%20activity.&text=Phytochemical%20screening%20showed%20that%20flavonoids,be%20responsible%20for%20the%20activity. Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="chemical compositionLeaf">["Chemistry"https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lima%20Bean.html Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]<https://ref><ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by Cen.Pwikipedia.Khareorg/wiki/Lima_bean Cultivation Details]</ref>
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==External Links==
* [ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-2932 Phaseolus lunatus]* [ ]* [ ]
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