Hyacinth bean

Hyacinth bean

Taxobox
name = Hyacinth bean


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image_caption = Hyacinth bean plant
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Faboideae
tribus = Phaseoleae
genus = "Lablab"
species = "L. purpureus"
binomial = "Lablab purpureus"
binomial_authority = (L.) SweetThe Hyacinth Bean ("Lablab purpureus", syn. "Dolichos lablab" L., "Dolichos purpureus" L., "Lablab niger" Medikus, "Lablab lablab" (L.) Lyons, "Vigna aristata" Piper, and "Lablab vulgaris", L.) Savi. [ [http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Lablab.html#purpureus "Lablab purpureus"] at Multilingual taxonomic information from the University of Melbourne] ), also called Indian Bean and Egyptian Bean, is a species of bean in the family Fabaceae that is widespread as a food crop throughout the tropics, especially in Africa. A traditional food plant in Africa, this little-known vegetable has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable landcare. [cite book |authorlink= |author=National Research Council |editor= |others= |title=Lost Crops of Africa: Volume II: Vegetables |origdate= |url=http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11763 |format= |accessdate=2008-07-15 |edition= |series=Lost Crops of Africa |volume=2 |date=2006-10-27 |publisher=National Academies Press |location= |isbn=978-0-309-10333-6 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= |chapter=Lablab |chapterurl=http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11763&page=191 |quote= |ref= ]

The hyacinth bean grows as a vine, producing purple flowers and striking electric-purple coloured seed pods. Lablab bean is a good choice for a quick screen on a trellis or fence. It grows fast, has beautiful, fragrant flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds, and it even produces edible leaves, flowers, pods, seeds and roots. Dry pods and seeds are poisonous due to high concentrations of cyanogenic glucosides, and can only be eaten after prolonged boiling.It is also grown as forage [ [http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/GBASE/data/Pf000047.HTM "Lablab purpureus"] at FAO] and as an ornamental plant. [ [http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=A114 "Lablab purpureus"] at Missouri Botanical Garden] In addition, this plant is also cited as a medicinal plant and a poisonous plant. [ [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Lablab+purpureus Lablab purpureus] at Plants For A Future] [ [http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Dolicla.htm Lablab purpureus] at North Carolina State University]

External links

* [http://lakecounty.typepad.com/life_in_lake_county/2007/05/the_hyacinth_be.html The Hyacinth Bean] - Informative but non-scholarly essay on Hyacinth Bean history, uses, etymology.
* [http://www.moodindico.com/index.php?token=story&id=116 The Banglalore bean]
*Murphy, Andrea M.; Colucci, Pablo E. [http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd/lrrd11/2/colu.htm A tropical forage solution to poor quality ruminant diets: A review of Lablab purpureus] Livestock Research for Rural Development (11) 2 1999

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  • Hyacinth bean — Hyacinth Hy a*cinth, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F. hyacinthe …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hyacinth-bean — egiptinė lobija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos daržovinis, maistinis, pašarinis, vaistinis kultūrinis augalas (Lablab purpureus), paplitęs Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Dolichos lablab; Dolichos purpureus; Lablab leucocarpos;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • hyacinth bean — paprastoji lobija statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Lablab vulgaris angl. bonavist bean; flat bean; hyacinth bean vok. Faselbohne; Helmbohne rus. долихос лаблаб lenk. fasolnik egipski; wspiega pospolita …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • hyacinth bean — lobija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių (Fabaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Lablab). atitikmenys: lot. Lablab angl. hyacinth bean; kidney bean vok. Helmbohne; Purpurbohne rus. лобия lenk. wspiega …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • hyacinth bean — noun perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hyacinth bean — an Old World tropical vine, Dolichos lablab, of the legume family, having purple or white flowers and black or white seeds in a papery, beaked pod. Also called bonavist, lablab. * * * …   Universalium

  • Hyacinth bean — Dolichos (E) …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

  • hyacinth bean —   Pāpapa, pī …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Hyacinth — Hy a*cinth, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F. hyacinthe. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hyacinth of Peru — Hyacinth Hy a*cinth, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F. hyacinthe …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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