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Scientific
Name
Phaseolus
lunatus
Common
Name
Java
bean, lima bean
Family
Fabaceae
Plant
Description
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.
Origin
Tropics.
Poisonous
Part
Raw
beans (seeds) and roots of ornamental varieties.
Symptoms
These
proteins have antinutritional effects, suppressing growth, and may be
fatal.
Toxic
Principle
Hemagglutinins
or lectins.
Severity
Highly
toxic, maybe fatal if eaten
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