Vigna radiata var. radiata

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Vigna radiata var. radiata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Phaseolus aureus, Roxbg. Mung Bean. Erect or slightly twining (some varieties strongly twining on rich ground), 1-3 ft. high, with furrowed sts. clothed with long brown hairs: lfts. broadly ovate or nearly rhomboid, orbicular, usually entire, thin, short-acute; stipules large, ovate: fls. rather small, yellowish, in clusters of 5-6 on the end of stout hairy peduncles; keel spurred: pod 3 in. or less long, nearly cylindrical, somewhat curved, bearing 10-15 beans; seeds green or golden, small, nearly round; average weight about .05 gram; hilum less than 1 / 12. (2 mm.) long. Asia.—Cult, in China, where it is used for bean sprouts, vermicelli and gelatine, and extensively in India, also in Persia, Philippines, Japan. The slender pod is hairy at first, but the hairs are deciduous. P. Mungo, Linn. (the Urd), a related species, is distinguished by more procumbent habit, long-hairy pods, and oblong blackish seeds. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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