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It is native to sub-Saharan Africa and it is cultivated throughout the tropics for food. [1] [3] English language common names include hyacinth bean, [4] lablab-bean [5] bonavist bean/pea, dolichos bean, seim or sem bean, lablab bean, Egyptian kidney bean, Indian bean, bataw and Australian pea. [6] Lablab is a monotypic genus. [3] [7]
Bataw (Egyptian Arabic: بتاو) is a leavened flatbread from Egypt. It is widely consumed in the Egyptian countryside. It is widely consumed in the Egyptian countryside. The main ingredients of the bread vary depending on the region.
Talinum fruticosum is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, West Africa, Central America, and much of South America.Common names include Ceylon spinach, [2] waterleaf, cariru, Gbure, Surinam purslane, Philippine spinach, Florida spinach, potherb fameflower, Lagos bologi, sweetheart, and Kutu bataw in Ghana from the Akan language [1] It is widely grown in ...
Winged bean is a potential food source for ruminants, poultry, [1] fish, and other livestock. For commercial fish feed, winged bean is a potentially lower-cost protein source. In Africa, fish meal is especially scarce and expensive. [13] The African sharptooth catfish, a highly valued food fish in Africa, [13] can eat winged bean. In Papua New ...
The term "butter bean" is widely used in North and South Carolina for a large, flat and yellow/white variety of lima bean (P. lunatus var. macrocarpus, or P. limensis [11]). In the United States, Sieva-type beans are traditionally called butter beans, also otherwise known as the Dixie or Henderson type.
Binukaw belongs to the genus Garcinia (the mangosteens) of the family Clusiaceae.The first description of the correct name of the species is attributed to the French botanist Jacques Denys Choisy in Description des guttifères de l'Inde (1849) based on the basionym Cambogia binucao from the Spanish friar and botanist Francisco Manuel Blanco in Flora de Filipinas in 1837.
Corchorus olitorius is an erect herbaceous plant, fairly branched and grows about 1.5 metres (5 ft) high.However, if grown for fibre production, it can reach heights up to 4 m (13 ft).
This scent increases on wilting and then persists on drying, and the dried plant is used in potpourri and as a moth deterrent. It was, and partially is, used to flavour May wine (called Maibowle or Maitrank in German), sweet juice punch, syrup for beer ( Berliner Weisse ), brandy , jelly , jam , a soft drink ( Tarhun , which is Georgian), ice ...