Phaseolus lunatus L.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Phaseolus lunatus L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. C. Pace 1359 with Nia Meadows, Dakota Feirer, 20 Sep 2024

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New York Botanical Garden; African American Garden at the Edible Academy: "The Caribbean" bed.

  • Habitat

    Plants cultivated as part of the NYBG African American Garden at the Edible Academy. This garden explores and celebrates Black culture through the lens of plants. It is a three-year project curated by Dr. Jessica B. Harris, America’s leading expert on African foodways. In 2024, the garden engages with the botanical legacies of the African Diaspora, including plants that are food staples, remedies, and sources of inspiration to Black culture in the United States, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, consisting of 8 sections and beds: Same Boat Different Stops, South America, Remedies, Caribbean & Central America, Creativity, North America, Economic, and Cane. Curated by Jessica B. Harris, implemented and cared for by James Boyer, Brooke Gibbard, Toby Adams, and NYBG Horticulture staff. The African American Garden was made possible with support from the Mellon Foundation.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04336257

    Occurrence ID: ed3e6eb4-db5a-4b53-9a2b-f7ea065794de

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Phaseolus lunatus L.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • Locality

    The New York Botanical Garden; African American Garden at the Edible Academy: "The Caribbean" bed

  • Coordinates

    40.86, -73.8736

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The New York Botanical Garden
Fabaceae
Phmeolus lunatus L.
United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The
New York Botanical Garden; African American Garden at
the Edible Academy: "The Caribbean” bed.
40°51 '41.82MN, 7^52'24.81 "W
Plants cultivated as part of the NYBG African American
Garden at the Edible Academy. This garden explores and
celebrates Black culture through the lens of plants. It is a
three-year project curated by Dr. Jessica B. Harris,
America’s leading expert on African foodways. In 2024,
the garden engages with the botanical legacies of the
African Diaspora, including plants that are food staples,
remedies, and sources of inspiration to Black culture in
the United States, the Caribbean, and Central and South
America, consisting of 8 sections and beds: Same Boat
Different Stops, South America, Remedies, Caribbean &
Central America, Creativity, North America, Economic,
and Cane, Curated by Jessica B. Harris, implemented and
cared for by James Boyer, Brooke Gibbard, Toby Adams,
and NYBG Horticulture staff. The African American
Garden was made possible with support from the Mellon
Foundation.
20 Sep 2024
M. C. Pace, Nia Meadows, Dakota Feirer ISf§S
04336257