https://gardenology.mywikis.net/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=List_of_beansList of beans - Revision history2026-04-12T03:06:13ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.3https://gardenology.mywikis.net/w/index.php?title=List_of_beans&diff=19098&oldid=prevRaffi: New page: '''Bean''' is used broadly as a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) eaten by people and...2009-03-21T01:47:59Z<p>New page: '''Bean''' is used broadly as a common name for large plant <a href="/wiki/Seed" title="Seed">seeds</a> of several <a href="/wiki/Genus" title="Genus">genera</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Family_(biology)" title="Family (biology)">family</a> <a href="/wiki/Fabaceae" title="Fabaceae">Fabaceae</a> (formerly Leguminosae) eaten by people and...</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Bean''' is used broadly as a common name for large plant [[seed]]s of several [[genus|genera]] of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Fabaceae]] (formerly Leguminosae) eaten by people and used for animal feed. <br />
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Beans grow in pods, which can be tender enough to be eaten whole when young and green (thus they are often called green beans). Several varieties are most popular for their pods, as described on the [[common bean]] page.<br />
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==Types==<br />
There are a great variety of beans, including: <br />
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* ''[[Vicia]]''<br />
** ''Faba'' or [[Vicia faba|broad bean]][[Image:Tuinboon zaden in peul.jpg|thumb|''Vica faba'' or broad beans, known in the US as fava beans]]<br />
* ''[[Vigna]]''<br />
** ''Aconitifolia'' or [[Moth bean]]<br />
** ''Angularis'' or [[azuki bean]]<br />
** '' mungo'' or [[urad (bean)|urad bean]]<br />
** '' radiata'' or [[mung bean]]<br />
** ''umbellatta'' or [[ricebean]]<br />
** ''unguiculata'' or [[cowpea]] (includes the [[black-eyed pea]], [[yardlong bean]] and others)<br />
* ''[[Cicer]]''<br />
** ''arietinum'' or [[chickpea]] (also known as the garbanzo bean)<br />
* ''[[Pisum]]''<br />
** ''sativum'' or [[pea]]<br />
* ''[[Lathyrus]]<br />
* ''[[Lathyrus sativus]]'' (Indian pea)<br />
* ''[[Lathyrus tuberosus]]'' (Tuberous pea)<br />
* ''[[Lens (genus)|Lens]]''<br />
** ''culinaris'' or [[lentil]] [[Image:3 types of lentil.jpg|thumb|Lentils]]<br />
* ''[[Lablab]]''<br />
** ''purpureus'' or [[hyacinth bean]]<br />
* ''[[Phaseolus]]''<br />
** ''acutifolius'' or [[tepary bean]]<br />
** ''coccineus'' or [[runner bean]]<br />
** ''lunatus'' or [[lima bean]]<br />
** ''vulgaris'' or [[common bean]] (includes the pinto bean, kidney bean, [[caparrones]], and many others)<br />
* ''[[Glycine (plant)|Glycine]]''<br />
** ''max'' or [[soybean]]<br />
* ''Psophocarpus''<br />
** ''tetragonolobus'' or [[winged bean]] [[Image:Psophocarpus tetragonolobus1.jpg|thumb|''Psophocarpus tetragonolobus'' (winged bean)]]<br />
* ''[[Cajanus]]''<br />
** ''cajan'' or [[pigeon pea]]<br />
* ''Stizolobium''<br />
** ''spp'' or [[velvet bean]]<br />
* ''[[Cyamopsis]]''<br />
** ''tetragonoloba'' or [[guar]]<br />
* ''[[Canavalia]]''<br />
** ''ensiformis'' or jack bean<br />
** ''[[gladiata]]'' or sword bean<br />
* ''Macrotyloma''<br />
** ''M. uniflorum'' or [[horse gram]]<br />
* ''[[Lupinus]]'' or Lupin<br />
** ''[[Lupinus mutabilis|L. mutabilis]]'' or tarwi<br />
* ''[[Erythrina]]''<br />
** ''E. herbacea'' or [[Coral bean]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Common bean]] (green bean)<br />
* [[Runner bean]]<br />
* [[Lima bean]]<br />
* [[Fava bean]]<br />
* [[List of edible seeds]]</div>Raffi