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Types Of Beans



* Vicia
o Faba or broad bean
Vica faba or broad beans, known in the US as fava beans
* Vigna
o Aconitifolia or Moth bean
o Angularis or azuki bean
o mungo or urad bean
o radiata or mung bean
o umbellatta or rice bean
o unguiculata or cowpea (includes the black-eyed pea, yardlong bean and others)
* Cicer
o arietinum or chickpea (also known as the garbanzo bean)
* Pisum
o sativum or pea
* Lathyrus
* Lathyrus sativus (Indian pea)
* Lathyrus tuberosus (Tuberous pea)
* Lens
o culinaris or lentil
Lentils
* Lablab
o purpureus or hyacinth bean
* Phaseolus
o acutifolius or tepary bean
o coccineus or runner bean
o lunatus or lima bean
o vulgaris or common bean (includes the pinto bean, kidney bean, caparrones, and many others)
* Glycine
o max or soybean
* Psophocarpus
o tetragonolobus or winged bean
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (winged bean)
* Cajanus
o cajan or pigeon pea
* Stizolobium
o spp or velvet bean
* Cyamopsis
o tetragonoloba or guar
* Canavalia
o ensiformis or jack bean
o gladiata or sword bean
* Macrotyloma
o M. uniflorum or horse gram
* Lupinus or Lupin
o L. mutabilis or tarwi
* Erythrina
o E. herbacea or Coral bean