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Psophocarpus tetragonolobus


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Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
  • Scientific Name: Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
  • Common Name: winged bean
  • Symbol: PSTE10
  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Psophocarpus
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Family Common Name: Pea family
  • Order: Fabales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Edible: unknown

  • Goa bean plant and seed pod detail


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  • Scientific Name: Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
  • Common Name(s): Goa bean
  • Edible: yes
  • Medicinal: no
  • Parts Used: root, fruit, leaf


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    13 Aug, 2008

    Description: The goa bean is a climbing plant that may cover small shrubs and trees. Its bean pods are 22 centimeters long, its leaves 15 centimeters long, and its flowers are bright blue. The mature pods are 4-angled, with jagged wings on the pods.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    Logos
    13 Aug, 2008

    Habitat and Distribution: This plant grows in tropical Africa, Asia, the East Indies, the Philippines, and Taiwan. This member of the bean (legume) family serves to illustrate a kind of edible bean common in the tropics of the Old World. Wild edible beans of this sort are most frequently found in clearings and around abandoned garden sites. They are more rare in forested areas.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
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    13 Aug, 2008

    Edible Parts: You can eat the young pods like string beans. The mature seeds are a valuable source of protein after parching or roasting them over hot coals. You can germinate the seeds (as you can many kinds of beans) in damp moss and eat the resultant sprouts. The thickened roots are edible raw. They are slightly sweet, with the firmness of an apple. You can also eat the young leaves as a vegetable, raw or steamed.
    Current Rating: 0.0000

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    Goa bean plant and seed pod detail


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