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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]
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 ...
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.
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.
The generic part of the binomial Balanites derives from the Greek word for an acorn and refers to the fruit, this name was coined by Alire Delile in 1813. [10] In Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 221 1813 , [ 2 ] the specific name aegyptiaca was applied by Carl Linnaeus as the species was initially described from specimens collected in Egypt. [ 17 ]
Pachyrhizus erosus, commonly known as jícama (/ ˈ h ɪ k ə m ə / or / dʒ ɪ ˈ k ɑː m ə /; [1] Spanish jícama ⓘ; from Nahuatl xīcamatl, [ʃiːˈkamatɬ]) or Mexican turnip, is a native Mesoamerican vine, although the name jícama most commonly refers to the plant's edible tuberous root. It is in the pea family (Fabaceae).
Common wheat was first domesticated in West Asia during the early Holocene, and spread from there to North Africa, Europe and East Asia in the prehistoric period. [citation needed] Naked wheats (including Triticum aestivum, T. durum, and T. turgidum) were found in Roman burial sites ranging from 100 BCE to 300 CE.