Vicia faba L.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vicia faba L.
  • Common name : Field Bean, Broad Bean
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bakala, Anduri, Kalamatar (Hindi)
    • Tamba chikkudu (Telugu)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated for pods which are used as vegetable
  • Distribution :
    • West Bengal : Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : North Africa and NW.Asia
  • World Distribution : India, NW. Asia, Africa
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Vicia faba. Downloaded on 9 December 2024.

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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