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Table 2 Definition of legume crops focused in Table 1 and corresponding item name in FAOSTAT

From: Multiple benefits of legumes for agriculture sustainability: an overview

Legume crop

Scientific name

Corresponding FAO item name and code

FAO definition

Bambara bean

Voandzeia subterranea

Bambara bean [203]

Bambara groundnut, earth pea. These beans are grown underground in a similar way to groundnuts

Dry bean

–

Beans, dry [176]

Phaseolus spp.: kidney, haricot bean (Ph. vulgaris); lima, butter bean (Ph. lunatus); adzuki bean (Ph. angularis); mungo bean, golden, green gram (Ph. aureus); black gram, urd (Ph. mungo); scarlet runner bean (Ph. coccineus); rice bean (Ph. calcaratus); moth bean (Ph. aconitifolius); tepary bean (Ph. acutifolius). Several countries also include some types of beans commonly classified as Vigna (angularis, mungo, radiata, aconitifolia)

Faba bean

Vicia faba

Broad beans, horse beans, dry [181]

Vicia faba: horse-bean (var. equina); broad bean (var. major); field bean (var. minor)

Chickpea

Cicer arietinum

Chick peas [191]

Chickpea, Bengal gram, garbanzos (Cicer arietinum).

Cowpea

Vigna ungiculanta

Cow peas, dry [195]

Cowpea, blackeye pea/bean (Vigna sinensis; Dolichos sinensis)

Groundnut

Arachis hypogaea

Groundnuts, with shell [242]

Arachis hypogaea. For trade data, groundnuts in shell are converted at 70% and reported on a shelled basis

Lentil

Lens esculenta

Lentils [201]

Lens esculenta; Ervum lens

Lupin

–

Lupins [210]

Lupinus spp. Used primarily for feed, though in some parts of Africa and in Latin America some varieties are cultivated for human food

Pea

–

Peas, dry [187]

Garden pea (Pisum sativum); field pea (P. arvense)

Pigeon pea

Cajanus cajan

Pigeon peas [197]

Pigeon pea, cajan pea, Congo bean (Cajanus cajan)

Soybean

Glycine max

Soybeans [236]

Glycine soja

French bean

–

String beans [423]

Phaseolus vulgaris; Vigna spp. Not for shelling

Vetches

Vicia sativa

Vetches [205]

Spring/common vetch (Vicia sativa). Used mainly for animal feed

Pulses, nes

–

Pulses, nes [211]

Including inter alia: lablab or hyacinth bean (Dolichos spp.); jack or sword bean (Canavalia spp.); winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus); guar bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba); velvet bean (Stizolobium spp.); yam bean (Pachyrrhizus erosus); Vigna spp. other than those included in 176 and 195; other pulses that are not identified separately because of their minor relevance at the international level. Because of their limited local importance, some countries report pulses under this heading that are classified individually by FAO

Vegetables, leguminous nes

–

Vegetables, leguminous nes [420]

Vicia faba. For shelling