Psophocarpus

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Psophocarpus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Psophocarpus (Greek, noise and fruit, referring to the fact that the pods when gathered and laid in the sun, blow up and explode with a noise). Leguminosae. Tall twining herbs, with large tuberous roots, one of which is used as a vegetable in subtropical gardening: lvs. 3-foliolate, stipellate; stipules fastened above the base: fls. rather large, lilac; calyx with the 2 upper teeth connate; corolla much exserted, standard sub-orbiculate, wings obliquely obovate, keel obtuse, incurved; stamens monadelphous, the upper free downward; ovary stipitate: pod square, with a distinct wing to each angle.—About 5 species, Trop. Afr. and Asia. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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