Common name
English: Phasey bean
Mandarin: 大翼豆 (da yi dou)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Macroptilium (2)
Epithet: lathyroides (L.)Urb. (1)
Synonyms: Phaseolus crotalarioides Benth., Phaseolus hastaefolius Benth., Phaseolus maritimus Benth., Phaseolus semierectus L.
crotalarioides => resembling Crotalaria
hastaefolius => having spear-shaped leaves
lathyroides => resembling Lathryus
maritimus => growing on the seashore, confined to the coast
semierectus => somewhat erect
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, red
External links
Check for Macroptilium lathyroides at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [1047] Macroptilium lathyroides - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)