Winged bean

WINGED BEAN
Bits & Pieces: C. Rollins Talk; Wing Bean. By Peggy Winter. 1986 #2, pp 27-28
Greening Of the Future. Part I. By Noel Vietmeyer. 1980 #2, pp 16-20, 25
WONDERBERRY - Solanum burbankii ...

Winged bean is a great curiosity in the vegetable garden if for no other reason than to show it off and tell your friends about its many uses in tropical developing countries.

African Winged Bean [English]: Psophocarpus palustris
African Winged-Bean [English]: Psophocarpus palustris
African Wisteria Tree [English]: Bolusanthus speciosus
African Wood Oil Nut Tree [English]: Ricinodendron heudelotii ...

The entire plant is edible from the roots to the leaves and the seeds. The texture of the bean is similar to a starchy green bean. Goa beans are found in specialty produce markets and are also known as winged beans.

See also: Bean, Green, May, India, Varieties