Phaseolus talamancensis Debouck & Torres-González (2001: 280) [clade A; sect. Bracteati Freytag].

TYPE: Debouck et al. 2130 (HOLOTYPE: CR-224324; ISOTYPES: K-478463, MO-5260537).

An exploration carried out in 2003 in Costa Rica informed us that this species although uncommon can be found outside the Talamanca range sensu stricto: population #3182 was found in the county of Santa MarÍa de Dota.During the cultivation of population #3182 for seed conservation, the species eventually produced tuberous roots (Fig. 12). This taxon grows in openings of the lower montane oak forest at 1500–2000 m.

Specimens: COSTA RICA. Puntarenas: E Alfaro 2508 (CR-247762). San José: DG Debouck 3182 (CR-238742), JF Morales 8861 (K).