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Yardlong bean - Definition and Overview
Yardlong bean
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Vigna
Species: unguiculata
Subspecies: sesquipedalis
Trinomial name

Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.

ref. ITIS 524853 (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=524853)


The yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis, Fabaceae) is an annual vine, a variety of the cowpea, grown primarily for its strikingly long (35 - 75 cm) immature pods, used as a vegetable.

Other names include long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean and Chinese long bean.

The plant is most widely grown in warmer parts of Asia.

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Example Usage of Yardlong
wvreeven: Cooking Surinam food tonight: sweet beef and Yardlong beans with potatoes and curry. #yam
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