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Canavalia gladiata, the sword bean [1] or scimitar bean, [2] is a domesticated plant species in the legume family Fabaceae. It is used as a vegetable in interior central and south central India, though not commercially farmed. The unripe pods are also eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia. [1]
Pods and seeds. Schotia brachypetala, the weeping boer-bean, is a leguminous flowering tree in the family Fabaceae (bean family/pod-bearing family/legumes) and the subfamily Detarioideae. The woodland tree is native to Africa south of the Zambezi River, where it occurs at middle altitudes. It is well-suited as shade or ornamental tree in warmer ...
In August 2020, PODS was featured on an episode of Military Makeover, hosted by Montel Williams, when they provided storage containers and services to support a home makeover honoring a Marine Corps veteran. [12] PODS has been a national sponsor of the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation since 2010. [13] During the yearly toy drives, PODS ...
The beans as well as the bean pods are used in cooking curries. [49] The bean pods are also used (along with spices) for preparing a stir-fried dish known as thoran. [50] In Tamil Nadu, it is called avarai or avaraikkaay (Tamil: அவரைக்காய் / அவரை). [51]
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The ensuing black, shiny, pods form in bunches, are 25–80 cm long and 2–4 cm wide, and enclose a dry, powdery, yellowish-orange pulp, eaten as a snack or made into a yellow meal, and in which are embedded some 20 dark-brown seeds. The mature seedpod breaks into segments, which remain connected to one edge of the pod. [4]
There have been reports of pods up to eight feet (2.5 meters) in length. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] This pod, like all legumes , is a single carpel , the largest carpel of any known plant. Inside the pods are ten to fifteen seeds , each of which have a diameter of 6 cm (2.4 in) and a thickness of 2 cm (0.79 in). [ 6 ]