Draft:Outline of legumes

Legumes can be described as all of the following:

• Grain legumes (pulses) – (FAO codes included below).
• # Dry beans (FAOSTAT code 0176, Phaseolus spp. including several species now in Vigna)
• #* Kidney bean, navy bean, pinto bean, black turtle bean, haricot bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
• #* Lima bean, butter bean (Phaseolus lunatus)
• #* Adzuki bean, azuki bean (Vigna angularis)
• #* Mung bean, golden gram, green gram (Vigna radiata)
• #* Black gram, urad (Vigna mungo)
• #* Scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
• #* Ricebean (Vigna umbellata)
• #* Moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia)
• #* Tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius)
• # Dry broad beans (code 0181, Vicia faba)
• #* Horse bean (Vicia faba equina)
• #* Broad bean (Vicia faba)
• #* Field bean (Vicia faba)
• # Dry peas (code 0187, Pisum spp.)
• #* Garden pea (Pisum sativum var. sativum)
• #* Protein pea (Pisum sativum var. arvense)
• # Chickpea, garbanzo, Bengal gram (code 0191, Cicer arietinum)
• # Dry cowpea, black-eyed pea, blackeye bean (code 0195, Vigna unguiculata)
• # Pigeon pea, Arhar/Toor, cajan pea, Congo bean, gandules (code 0197, Cajanus cajan)
• # Lentil (code 0201, Lens culinaris)
• # Bambara groundnut, earth pea (code 0203, Vigna subterranea)
• # Vetch, common vetch (code 0205, Vicia sativa)
• # Lupins (code 0210, Lupinus spp.)
• # Pulses NES (code 0211), Minor pulses, including:
• #* Lablab, hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
• #* Jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis), sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
• #* Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)
• #* Velvet bean, cowitch (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis)
• #* Yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus)

History of legumes

• Legume lectin
• List of legume dishes
• Peanut allergy

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