Sieva bean vs Thicket Bean

Phaseolus lunatus compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sieva bean	Thicket Bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (бобовоцветные)	Fabales (бобовоцветные)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Phaseolus	Phaseolus
Species	Phaseolus lunatus	Phaseolus polystachios

Evolutionary Relationship

Sieva bean and Thicket Bean share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phaseolus.

Conservation Status

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sieva bean	Thicket Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Thicket Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.