Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Phaseolus radiatus L.
Vernacular name: Cherupayar
Habit: Climber
Habitat: Cultivated in plain areas, moist
places
Distribution: Tropics of the World
Flowering and Fruiting: May-December
Key identification features: Moong Bean is an annual vine with
yellow flowers and fuzzy brown pods. It can be a much-branched, bushy plant, or
have somewhat twining stems and a climbing habit. Flowers are 4-30, shaped like
pea-flower, pale yellow or greenish in color. The pods are long, cylindrical,
hairy and pending. They contain 7-20 small, ellipsoid or cube-shaped seeds.
Uses: The seeds are said to be a
traditional source of cures for paralysis, rheumatism, coughs, fevers and liver
ailments
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