Bitter Bean

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About

Common Names
Bitter Bean
Classification
Herbaceous, Vine, Legume
Description
A flowering climbing vine common to Annexea and grown as a food crop. The leaves of the bitter bean are large tri-lobed spade shaped with a strongly veined underside.

Ecology

Rarity
Common
Distribution
Tropical through subarctic forests, savanna plains and hills.
Life Cycle
Bitter bean is an annual vine which produces pods containing 6-8 beans each in several stages from midsummer through early fall.

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

History

Cultural
No significant cultural notes.
Religious
No religious significance.

Stories

See Also

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