The lima bean actually has two origins, neither of which were in Vietnam. A large-seed variety was produced around 2000 BC in the Andes. A second domestication of the Phaseolus lunatus around AD 800 produced a small-seed variety. This is believed to have occurred in Mesoamerica.
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May 6, 2010
No, they are not. Guatemala, seems to be its country of origin.
January 31, 2010
The lima bean actually has two origins, neither of which were in Vietnam. A large-seed variety was produced around 2000 BC in the Andes. A second domestication of the Phaseolus lunatus around AD 800 produced a small-seed variety. This is believed to have occurred in Mesoamerica.