Bitter Bean

About

Common Names

Bitter Bean

Classification

Herbaceous, Vine, Legume

Description

A flowering climbing vine common to Annexea and grown as a food crop.

Ecology

Rarity

Common

Distribution

Tropical through subarctic forests, savanna plains and hills.

Life Cycle

Related Species

Bite Bean

Blue Spot Bean

Four Bean

Speckled Bean

Thorn Bean

Twin Pod Bean

Yard Bean

Yellow Bean

Uses

Cultivation

A popular legume in many nations.

Culinary

• Legume - The raw beans are quite bitter, but after soaking and rinsing the taste is much improved.

Medicinal

• Febrifuge - The whole flowers are known to help fevers if brewed as a tea.

Other

• Soap - The leaves can be used to make an emollient paste.

History

Cultural

Religious