Lablab purpureus

Minor pulses Lablab, hyacinth bean Lablab purpureus) Jack bean Canavalia ensiformis) Sword bean Canavalia gladiata) Winged bean Psophocarpus teragonolcbus) Velvet bean, cowitch Mucuna pruriens var. utilis) Yam bean Pachyrrizus erosus)... 

Lablab purpureus (family Leguminosae Papilionoideae) Lablab bean is indigenous to South-East Asia and has been introduced in Africa and other tropical and subtropical countries. It is eaten cooked, as dhal, and sometimes used as a substitute for broad beans in the preparation of fried bean cake tanniah ... 

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