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FPI Legumes

Plant Fact Sheets about Legumes from Food Plants International.

  1. Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets

    Some 3 billion people in the world live outside the cash economy in the world’s poorest nations. Food security and regular supply are their daily concerns. Chronic malnutrition is a leading cause of death and disease for them. Young children are amongst the most affected. One child every 5-10...
    FPI FPS Technical Publicat... Plant Information Bamboo Vegetables Starchy Staples Legumes Legumes as Food Fruits Leafy Greens Nuts Seeds Herbs

  2. Acacia decurrens - Sydney Green Wattle

    Key Resource Edible Portion:Gum, Leaves - Tea An evergreen tree. It grows to 15 m high with a spread of 5 m across. The stem is green and angled. The young branches arewinged. The leaves (phyllodes) are dark green and are divided into secondary leaflets. They have a appearance like a feather.The leaves are 8...
    Sydney Green Wattle Gum Edible Leaves FPI Plant Information Legumes as Food Legumes

  3. Acacia pennata - Cha-om

    Key Resource Edible Portion: Leaves A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairsof pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends ofbranches. The...
    Acacia pennata Edible Leaves Cha-om Shrubs Small Trees FPI Plant Information

  4. Cyamopsis tetragonolobus - Guar Bean

    Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves, Shoots, Pods, Seeds, Gum, Vegetable A herb. It is an upright bushy plant often only 1 m high. Some kinds grow 3 m high. The branches are stiff and usually withwhite hairs. The branches stick upwards and are angled and with grooves. The leaves are produced...
    Fruits Edible Leaves Edible Pods Edible Seeds Vegetables FPI Plant Information

  5. Glycine max - Soybean

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Spice, Vegetable A small erect bean up to 60 cm tall. It grows each year from seed. Straggling kinds can occur. Stems, leaves and pods aresoftly hairy. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets have stalks. Flowers are small and white or blue. They occur in groups in...
    Soya bean Legumes as Food Soybeans Glycine max

  6. Pisum sativum - Pea

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Pods, Leaves, Vegetable A short lived herb plant. A creeping plant with white or pink flowers. Plants can be 30 cm to 150 cm tall. It has a well developedtap root and many slender side roots. The stem is weak and round. Leaves are made up of 1-3 pairs of leaflets and a...
    Peas Legumes Legumes as Food Legume Varieties FPI Plant Information Edible Seeds Edible Pods Edible Leaves Vegetables

  7. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus - Winged Bean

    Edible Portion:Seeds, Pods, Leaves, Flowers, Roots, Vegetable A climbing perennial bean up to 3 or 4 m tall. It can re-grow each year from the fattened roots. The stems twine around supportsor trail over the ground. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaf stalks are long. The leaflets are 8-15 cm...
    Winged Bean Psophocarpus tetra... Edible Seeds Edible Pods Edible Flowers Roots Vegetables FPI Plant Information Legumes as Food Legumes Legume Varieties

  8. Sphenostylis stenocarpa - African Yam Bean

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Tubers, Root, Pods, Vegetable A vigorous climbing vine. It is a herb that grows 1.5-2 m high. The leaves have 3 leaflets. They are 14 cm long and 5 cm wide. The flowers are pink, purple or greenish-white. They are 2.5 cm long. They are on stout stalks in the axils...
    African Yam Bean Legumes Legumes as Food Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Tubers Roots and Tubers Roots Edible Pods Vegetables FPI Plant Information

  9. Tylosema fassoglensis - Climbing Marama Bean

    EdiblePortion: Pods, Fruit, Seeds, Tubers, Root, Stems - Gum, Vegetable A trailing or climbing plant. It is evergreen and shrubby. It can be 6 m long. It has a large tuberous root. This can be to a depthof 2.5 m. Young plant parts have rusty coloured hairs. The leaves are simple and almost round...
    Climbing Marama Bean Edible Pods Fruits Roots and Tubers Vegetables FPI Plant Information

  10. Vigna subterranea - Bambara Groundnut

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Pods, Vegetable, Nuts An annual plant. It can either form a bunchy bush or be a trailing plant. Often the creeping stems are near ground level. It oftenappears as if bunched leaves arise from branched stems near ground level. It has a well developed taproot. The...
    Bambara groundnut Legumes Legumes as Food Legume Varieties Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Edible Pods Vegetables Nuts FPI Plant Information

  11. Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis - Yard Long Bean

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves, Pods, Vegetable A climbing bean with long pods. The vines can be 3 m long. They normally twine around sticks. Dwarf kinds also occur.Leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are oval and side leaflets are at an angle. Leaflets can be 2-16 cm long by 1-12 cm wide.The...
    Yard long Bean Vigna unguiculata Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Edible Pods Vegetables Legumes Legumes as Food FPI Plant Information

  12. Canavalia ensiformis - Jack Bean

    Legumes Edible parts -Seeds, Leaves, Young pods, Spice, Flowers, Vegetable A perennial climber, although short kinds do occur. Often it is a more bushy plant than the sword bean. Plants up to 1.5 m long.Stems can be hairy. Leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are oval and 5.7-20 cm long by...
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  13. Mucuna pruriens - Velvet Bean

    EdiblePortion: Seeds, Young pods, Leaves, Vegetable An evergreen herb of shrub. It is a climbing vine. It climbs to 6 m high. It can re-grow each year or live for a few years. Thestems are slender with long, slender branches. They are very hairy when young. The leaves are alternate with sword...
    Velvet Bean Mucuna pruriens Legumes Legumes as Food Vegetable Legumes Edible Seeds Edible Pods Edible Leaves Vegetables FPI Plant Information

  14. Lupinus mutabilis - Andean Lupin

    Edible Portion:Seeds, Vegetable An erect annual herb. It grows to 1.5 m tall. It has a thick taproot. It can keep growing from year to year. The stems arebranched, woody and mostly without hairs. The leaves have leaflets arranged like fingers on a hand. There are 7-9 leaflets.These are oblong and...
    Legumes Legumes as Food Legume Varieties Andean Lupin Edible Seeds Vegetables FPI Plant Information

  15. Acacia farnesiana - Sweet Acacia

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Gum, Leaves as Condiment, Spice, Vegetable, Pods An evergreen shrub. It grows to 5-7 m tall and 3 m across. The stem is slender and erect. The crown is open. It is a spreading,densely branched shrub. The bark is smooth and brown. The leaves are branched and green. There are...
    Sweet Acacia Mimosa Edible Seeds Edible Pods Spices Vegetables FPI Plant Information

  16. Cajanus cajan - Pigeon Pea

    Edible Portion:Seeds, Leaves, Pods, Sprouts, Vegetable An upright perennial shrubby legume. It lives for 3-4 years. They can be up to about 4 m tall and spreads to 1.5 m wide. Thestem is erect and branching. It has a bushy appearance. It has a strong deep taproot. The root nodules are round and...
    Pigeon Pea Cajanus cajan Edible Seeds Edible Leaves Edible Pods FPI Plant Information

  17. Adenanthera pavonina - Bread Tree

    Edible portion: Seeds, Nut, Leaves, Vegetable A deciduous tree up to 7-20 m high. It spreads to 4 m across. It loses many of its leaves during the hot dry season of the year. The stem is erect and slender. The bark is smooth and light brown. The leaves are green and divided twice into leaflets....
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