Vicia faba L.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Vicia faba
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Vicia faba L.
  • Common name : Broad Bean, Field Bean
  • Vernacular name : Bakla, Anhuri, Kaala matar (Hin.); Tamba chikkudu (Tel.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Native : North Africa
  • Comments : Occasionaly cultivated for its pods which are used as vegetable.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Africa through Middle-East to India; Cultivated in most parts of the World
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Vicia faba. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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