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Table 2.1 List of leguminous crops (pulses) as classiied by FAO (1994).

S. No FAOSTAT

Code

Commodity Species name Common name Economic use Remarks

1 0176 Dry beans Phaseolus vulgaris L. Common bean, kidney bean, haricot

bean

Human food (fruits are edible) -

P. lunatus L. Lima, butter bean Human food P. limensis Macfad.

P. coccineus L. Scarlet runner bean Starchy roots, green pods and dry seeds

used as food

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P. acutofolius A.Gray Tepary bean Major food staple, used as snacks P. tenuifolius A.Gray

P. angularis (Willd) Adzuki bean, Azuki bean Human food V. angularis (Willd)

P. aureus Roxb Mung bean, golden, green gram Human food and forage crop V. radiata (L.) Wikzek

P. mungo Black gram, urd Highly prized pulse V. mungo (L) Hepper

P. calcaratus Roxb. Rice bean Minor food and fodder crop V. umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi

and Ohasji

P. aconitifolius Jacq. Moth bean Food, forage and soil conditioner V. aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal

2 0181 Dry broad beans Vicia faba var. equina Horse-bean Human food Faba sativa Moench

V. faba var. major Broad bean

V. faba var. minor Field bean

3 0187 Dry peas Pisum sativum L. Garden pea, field pea Major human food crop P. arvense L.

4 0191 Chickpeas Cicer arietinum L. Chickpea, Bengal gram, garbanzos Major human food crop and animal feed -

5 0195 Dry cow peas Vigna unguiculata (L). Walp. Cow pea, black-eyed pea, yardlong

bean

Major human food and animal feed Dolichus sinensis

V. sinensis

6 0197 Pigeon peas Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. Pigeon pea, cajan pea, Congo bean Major food crop and forage/cover crop -

7 0201 Lentil Lens culinaris Medicus Lentil Human food Ervum lens

Lens esculenta

8 0203 Bambara beans Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. Bambara ground nut, earth pea,

ground
bean

Major grain legume in semi-arid Africa Voandzeia subterranea (L.).

Thouars
Arachis africana Burm

9 0205 Vetches Vicia sativa L. Spring/common vetch Food, forage and animal feed -

10 0210 Lupins Lupinus spp. Lupins Animal feed and human food in Africa,

forage crop

-

11 0211 Pulses nes Dalichus spp. Lablab, hyacinth bean Human food, animal feed, forage crops

and green manure

-

Canavalia spp. Jack or sword bean

Posophocarpus tertragonolobus Winged bean

Cymopsis tetragonoloba Guar bean

Stizolobium spp. Velvet bean

Pachyrrhizus erosus Yam bean