Analysis of macroscopic and microscopic characters of wild and cultivated varieties of Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae, Faboideae) from northwestern Argentina. An archaeobotanical application

Authors

  • María del Pilar Babot Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Instituto de Arqueología y Museo, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. San Martín 1545, 4000 San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán
  • Nurit Oliszewski Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Instituto Interdisciplinario de Estudios Andinos, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Miguel Lillo 205, 4000 San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán
  • Alfredo Grau Laboratorio de Investigaciones Ecológicas de las Yungas, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Centro Universitario Horco Molle, casilla de correo 34, 4107 Yerba Buena, Tucumán

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2014.452.87

Keywords:

Archaeobotany, “Common bean”, morphology, Argentina, Phaseolus, starch

Abstract

Current criteria used for the characterization of Phaseolus vulgaris and its varieties have not promoted the taxonomic identification of archaeological specimens, because they focused on rarely preserved characteres. This work analyzes variations within a broader set of cualitative and cuantitative characters of  Phaseolus vulgaris, both macroscopic (seed) and microscopic (starch grain), with archaeobotanical relevance for northwestern Argentina. Diagnostic characters for Phaseolus vulgaris and the cultivated and wild varieties were identified.

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Published

31-12-2007

How to Cite

Babot, M. del P., Oliszewski, N., & Grau, A. (2007). Analysis of macroscopic and microscopic characters of wild and cultivated varieties of Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae, Faboideae) from northwestern Argentina. An archaeobotanical application. Darwiniana, Nueva Serie, 45(2), 149–162. https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2014.452.87

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 2 (2007)

Section

Archeobotany and Ethnobotany

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