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Hyacinth Bean, Lablab Bean
Scientific Name: Dolichos lablab L.
Synonym: Lablab purpureus
Family: Fabaceae ...
A lablab bean vine screens this porch from the hot afternoon sun while also providing color, fragrance and a hangout for local butterflies and hummingbirds. Click to download a large (800x600) version of this image.
Lablab, Lablab Bean
Common Names in Italian:
Dolico Egiziano, Fagiolo D´egitto, Fagiolo Del Cairo, Fagiolo Egiziano ...
Description:
Lablab, a perennial vine in warm climates, is often grown as an annual vine noted primarily for its attractive fruit pods, which are shiny purple. This legume also has many other common names, including Hyacinth Bean and Lablab Bean.
 See also: Vine, Hyacinth bean, Bean, Hyacinth, Pink
  
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