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Java Bean

Phaseolus lunatus (faz-ee-OH-lus LOO-nah-tus)

Family: Fabaceae Unknown

These plump, colored beans can be distinguished from the common lima bean or navy bean by distinct lines radiating from the scar at the center of the inner curved side.

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 20 attributes.

Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Fills a similar niche Allium Chrysanthemum x morifolium Hedera helix

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Poisonous
Form & Appearance
Hairs present
No
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Origin
Tropics
Food & Medicine
Edible parts
Flowers

Edibility

EDIBLE PARTS: Toxicity is only partially destroyed by cooking; therefore do not cook the ornamental, striped beans grown for the flowers and foliage

Landscape Use
Garden tags
#poisonous #hortcontest
Problems & Resistance
Problems
Poisonous to Humans
Poison severity
High
Poison parts
Roots; Seeds
Poison symptoms
HIGHLY TOXIC, MAY BE FATAL IF EATEN! These proteins have antinutritional effects, suppressing growth, and may be fatal.
Toxic principle
Hemagglutinins or lectins
Contact dermatitis
No
Toxicity summary
High severity poison; parts: Roots; Seeds

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.