White bean

Phaseolus coccineus 'shirohana-mame'

  • White bean
  • White bean
  • Flower name
    White bean
  • Scientific name
    Phaseolus coccineus 'shirohana-mame'
  • Aliasシロバナインゲン, 白花隠元, Shirohana-mame, 白花豆
  • Place of originMexicois
  • Place of floweringField
  • Flowering seasonJuly

What is White bean

White bean or shirohana-bean, (scientific name: Phaseolus coccineus 'Shirohana-mame') is a variant of the annual or biennial of the family Fabaceae 'runner bean(scientific name: Phaseolus coccineus)', native to Mexicois. The beans are in purple with black spots, whereas white bean makes white flowers and white beans.

Common name: white bean (Shirohana-higen), scientific name: Phaseolus coccineus 'Shirohana-mame', also known as: white bean, Origin: Mexico, Growth Environment: Cold Plateau, Production Area: Hokkaido to Tohoku, Nagano, Living Type: Local biennial, Japan treats annual grass, Stem height: 30-60 cm, vine Length: 3 to 5 m, leaf length: 5 to 10 cm, leaf width: 3 to 5 cm, leaf shape: 3 emergence double leaves, petiole: long petiole, leaf edge: low serrated, stratification: alternating, gender difference Strain, inflorescence form: general inflorescence, flower color: white, flower form: butterfly, flower diameter: 1 cm, flowering period: July, cocoon length: 10 cm, fruit color: white, bean (seed) form: kidney form, Bean size: 1.5 cm-2.5 cm, use: boiled beans, strawberries, sweet natto.


  • Order
    Fabales
  • Family
    Fabaceae
  • Genus
    Phaseolus
  • Species
    P. coccineus cv. Shirohana-mame
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Butterfly shape
  • Leaf type
    3-fold compound leaf
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeAnnual or biennial
  • Flower colorsWhite
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorWhite
  • Height30.0 ~ 60.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 1.0 cm

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