Vigna Mungo vs Vigna Umbellata

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Vigna

Primary use

medicinal

The black gram or urad bean is a bean grown in South Asia. Like its relative the mung bean, it has been reclassified from the genus Phaseolus to Vigna. The product sold as black gram is usually the whole urad bean, whereas the split bean is called white lentil. It should not be c…

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Vigna

Primary use

medicinal

Vigna umbellata, previously Phaseolus calcaratus, is a warm-season annual vine legume with yellow flowers and small edible beans. It is commonly called ricebean or rice bean. To date, it is little known, little researched, and little exploited. It is regarded as a minor food and …