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Vigna is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. [2] It includes some well-known cultivated species, including many types of beans.
The black gram or urad bean [a] (Vigna mungo) is a bean grown in South Asia. Like its relative, the mung bean , it has been reclassified from the Phaseolus to the Vigna genus. The product sold as black gram is usually the whole urad bean, whereas the split bean (the interior being white) is called white lentil .
Mung bean (Vigna radiata) is a plant species of Fabaceae and is also known as green gram. [10] It is sometimes confused with black gram (Vigna mungo) for their similar morphology, though they are two different species. [11] The green gram is an annual vine with yellow flowers and fuzzy brown pods.
Vigna subterranea (common names: Bambara groundnut, Bambara nut, [2] Bambara bean, [3] manicongo, [4] Congo goober, [2] earth pea, [5] ground-bean, [2] or hog-peanut [2]) is a member of the family Fabaceae. Its name is derived from the Bambara ethnic group. [6] The plant originated in West Africa.
The asparagus bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) is a legume cultivated for its edible green pods containing immature seeds, like the green bean. [1] It is also known as yardlong bean , pea bean , long-podded cowpea , Chinese long bean , snake bean , [ 2 ] bodi , and bora . [ 3 ]
Vigna umbellata, previously Phaseolus calcaratus, is a warm-season annual vine legume with yellow flowers and small edible beans. It is commonly called ricebean or rice bean . To date, it is little known, little researched and little exploited.
Vigna unguiculata is a member of the Vigna (peas and beans) genus. Unguiculata is Latin for "with a small claw", which reflects the small stalks on the flower petals. [ 7 ] Common names for cultivated cowpeas include black-eye pea, [ 8 ] southern pea, [ 9 ] niebe [ 10 ] (alternatively ñebbe), [ 11 ] and crowder pea. [ 12 ]
Vigna angularis, also known as the adzuki bean (Japanese: 小豆, Hepburn: azuki), azuki bean, aduki bean, red bean, or red mung bean, is an annual vine widely cultivated throughout East Asia for its small (approximately 5 mm or 1 ⁄ 4 in long) bean.