B. LEGUMES
Adzuki BeanVigna angularis (Phaseolus angularis). Atsuki, Azuki; Haricot
Adzuki, Haricot à Feuilles Angulaires (French)
African Locust BeanParkia filicoidea
Alfalfa (Lucerne) Medicago sativa. Rashqa (Dari)
Angola PeaCajanus cajan (Syn.C. indicus). Pigeon Pea—see 2B
Arhar (Arhair) Cajanus cajan (Syn.C. indicus). Pigeon Pea—see 2B
Bambara GroundnutVoandzeia subterranea (Syn. Vigna subterranea)—see2G
Bengal GramCicer arietinum. Chickpea—see 2B
Black-eye(d) Pea (Bean)Vigna unguiculata. Cowpea—see 2B
Black BeanPhaseolus vulgaris. Haricot (French) Bean—see 2B
Blue VetchlingLathyrus sativus. Grass Pea—see 2B
sesquipedalis)
Lablab, Hyacinth Bean, Egyptian Kidney Bean, Indian Butter Bean
Broad BeanVicia faba—see2B
Lima Bean—see 2B
Cajan Pea Cajanus cajan (Syn.C. indicus). Pigeon Pea—see 2B
Chickling Pea (Chickling Vetch)Lathyrus sativus. Grass Pea—see 2GB
ChickpeaCicer arietinum—see2B
China Pea (Bean)—see2B, “Cowpea”
Cluster BeanCyamopsis tetragonoloba. Guar, Siam Bean (India); Cyamopse à
Quatre Ailes (French); Mgwaru (Swahili)
Common BeanPhaseolus vulgaris. Haricot (French) Bean—see 2B
Groundnut—see2G
Congo Pea (Bean)Cajanus cajan (Syn.C. indicus). Pigeon Pea—see 2B
CowpeaVigna unguiculata and other Vigna spp.—see 2B
CrowderVignaspp. Cowpea—see 2B
Curry BeanPhaseolus lunatus (Syn.P. limensis, P. inamoenus). Lima Bean—2B
Dragon BeanPsophocarpus tetragonolobus. Winged Bean, Four-angled Bean—2G
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American GroundnutApios americana American Potato Bean, Ground Bean, wild
Bean. Gland de terre (French); Erdbirne (German); Apio Tuberoso (Spanish)
sesquipedalis, Dolichus sesquipedalis). Cowpea—see 2B. A.k.a. Winged Bean—2G
Asparagus Bean/Asparagus PeaVigna sesquipedalis (Syn.V. sinensis var.
Black GramPhaseolus mungo (Syn. Vigna mungo) Mash, Urad, Urd, Woolly Pyrol.
Mashang (Pashtu)
Bodi BeanVigna sesquipedalis (Syn.V. sinensis var. sesquipedalis, Dolichus
Bonavist(a) BeanLablab purpureus (Syn.L. niger, L. vulgaris, Dolichos lablab).
Butter Bean, Burma BeanPhaseolus lunatus (Syn.P. limensis, P. inamoenus).
ChufaCyperus esculentus. Earth Almond, Tigernut, Water Grass, Yellow Nut
Sedge/Grass. Amande de Terre, Choufa, Souchet Comestible (French); Erdmandel
(German); Cebollín, Juncia Avellanada (Spanish)
Congo GooberVoandzeia subterranea (Syn. Vigna subterranea). Bambara