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• The lima bean, a native of Peru, is a legume that comes from a flat pod that grows on bushes or vines. It is a large, light green, kidney-shaped edible seed, which is buttery in flavor and creamy in texture.

• Fast Facts

  1. Scientific name: Phaseolus limensis
  2. Named for Lima, Peru
  3. Date back as early as 1500
  4. Common alternate name: Butter bean
  5. Popular in natural state and in dried form
  6. Rich in protein, phosphorus, potassium and iron

• Alternate Names of the Lima Bean

  1. Burma bean
  2. Butter bean
  3. Civet bean
  4. Guffin bean
  5. Haba bean
  6. Hibbert bean
  7. Madagascar bean
  8. Paiga
  9. Paigya
  10. Pallar bean
  11. Prolific bean
  12. Rangood bean
  13. Sieva bean
  14. Sugar bean

• Lima Bean Varieties

  1. Big Mama beans
  2. Dixie Butterpea beans
  3. Christmas Pole beans
  4. Giant Calico beans
  5. Jackson Wonder beans
  6. Henderson Bush beans
  7. King of the Garden beans
  8. Woods Prolific beans
  9. Fordhook Bush beans
  10. Da Dandy Butterpea beans

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