Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Vicia faba L.

haba, haba verde, broad bean, fava bean, windsor bean

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Fabales

Family
Fabaceae

Genus
Vicia

Species
faba

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Faba vulgaris Moench

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1985

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Allkin, R. Goyder, D.J., Bisby, F.A. & White, R.J. (1986) Names and synonyms of species and subspecies in the Vicieae. Issue 3. Vicieae Database Project, Southampton Univ. 1–75.
  • Chavez, J. (1993) Diagnostico de la Agricultura y la Ganader¡a en la Provincia de Galapagos. Tesis.
  • Chen, J. Craven, L.A. (2007) Flora of China. Flora of China 13: 321–328. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=10599
  • Clavijo, P. Valdebenito, H. & Hurtado, F. (1991) Plantas introducidas en las areas urbanas de las islas Galapagos. Typescript reports in files of Botany Dept.
  • CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
  • Flores, E. (1985) Censo de Plantas Introducidas desde el Canal de Itabaca hasta Puerto Ayora. Tesis de Ingeniero Forestal, Univ. Técnica Luis Vargas Torres, Esmeraldas: 1-132.
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
  • Gunn, C.R. (1979) Genus Vicia with notes about Tribe Vicieae (Fabaceae) in Mexico and Central America. Techn. Bull. U.S.D.A. 1601: 1–41.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Vicia faba", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=557. Accessed 3 November 2026.