From: Multiple benefits of legumes for agriculture sustainability: an overview
Legume crop | Scientific name | Corresponding FAO item name and code | FAO definition |
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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 |