The winged bean ,Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
🫛🌿The winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), is a tropical herbaceous legume plant from the family Fabaceae, native to South and South East Asia.
🫛🌿Winged bean is widely recognised by consumers and farmers in South Asia and South East Asia for its variety of uses and disease resistance. Winged bean is nutrient-rich and all parts of the plant are edible. The leaves can be eaten like spinach, flowers can be used in salads, tubers can be eaten raw or cooked, and seeds can be used in similar ways as the soybean. The winged bean is an underutilised species but has the potential to become a major multi-use food crop.
🫛🌿It is also known by many other common names like cigarillas, goa bean, four-angled bean, four-cornered bean, manila bean, princess bean, asparagus pea, and dragon bean.
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