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[[File:Map Phaseolus vulgaris.gif|thumb|distribution in Africa (planted)]][[File:Linedrawing Phaseolus vulgaris Common bean.gif|thumb|1, inflorescence; 2, fruiting branch; 3, seeds. Source: PROSEA]][[File:Phaseolus vulgaris 41.402.jpg|thumb|open pods with seeds]][[File:Phaseolus vulgaris 69.543.jpg|thumb|field]][[File:Phaseolus vulgaris 191 GG.JPG|thumb|field with young plants]][[File:Phaseolus vulgaris CL35.jpg|thumb|climbing plants]][[File:Phaseolus vulgaris CL55.jpg|thumb|plants with ripening fruits]][[File:Phaseolus vulgaris PV08.jpg|thumb|various seed types]][[File:Phaseolus vulgarisWAG9000515.jpg|thumb|climbing plant]]
<big>''[[Phaseolus vulgaris]]'' L. - common bean</big>
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Distribution Map planted
1, inflorescence; 2, fruiting branch; 3, seeds.
Source: PROSEA
field
field with young plants
plants with ripening fruits
open pods with seeds
various seed types
climbing plants
climbing plant
:Protologue: Sp. pl. 2: 723 (1753).
:Family: Papilionaceae (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae, Fabaceae)
:Chromosome number: 2n = 22