Phaseolus angustissimus
| Phaseolus angustissimus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | 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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