Mung bean
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Not to be confused with red mung bean and mungo bean.
The mung bean (Vigna radiata), alternatively known as green gram, mungo bean or mongo bean, is a plant species in the legume family.[2][3] The mung bean is mainly cultivated in East, Southeast and South Asia.[4] It is used as an ingredient in both savoury and sweet dishes.
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Mung bean | |
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Mung beans | |
Dried and opened mung bean pod | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Vigna |
Species: | V. radiata |
Binomial name | |
Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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