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Burma Bean, Butter Bean, Civet Bean, Duffin Bean, Guffin Bean, Haba, Haricot Bean, Hibbert Bean, Java Bean, Large Lima Bean, Large White Bean, Lima Bean, Madagascar Bean, Pallar Bean, Prolific Bean, Rangoon Bean, Sieva Bean, Sugar Bean

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Lim, T.K. (2012). Phaseolus lunatus. In: Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1764-0_91

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