Lima Bean

Lima Bean

Phaseolus lunatus
AKA: butter bean, sieva bean, double bean, Madagascar bean, chad bean, or wax bean
Family: Fabaceae
Kind: Annual

Lima beans should not be eaten raw as they contain linamarin, which turns into cyanide when consumed. Cooking destroys the enzymes that would release the cyanide.
Lima Beans

» Recipes with Lima Bean

» Recipes with Lima Bean

The Fabaceae Family

a family of flowering plants
AKA: leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family

Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids   Order: Fabales