Mung bean

The Mung bean (or mungo bean) is a legume, which is mostly grown in Asia. It is mostly used for cooking.

Mung bean
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Mung beans
File:Mung bean (Vigna radiata) Dired open Pod in Hong Kong.JPG
Dried and opened mung bean pod
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Vigna
Species:	V. radiata
Binomial name
Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek
Synonyms
Azukia radiata (L.) Ohwi Phaseolus abyssinicus Savi Phaseolus chanetii (H.Lev.) H.Lev. Phaseolus hirtus Retz. Phaseolus novo-guineense Baker f. Phaseolus radiatus L. Phaseolus setulosus Dalzell Phaseolus sublobatus Roxb. Phaseolus trinervius Wight & Arn. Pueraria chanetii H.Lev. Rudua aurea (Roxb.) F.Maek. Rudua aurea (Roxb.) Maekawa Vigna brachycarpa Kurz Vigna opistricha A.Rich. Vigna perrieriana R.Vig. Vigna sublobata (Roxb.) Babu & S.K.Sharma Vigna sublobata (Roxb.) Bairig. & al.

Mung Bean Media

• Vigna radiata MHNT.BOT.2009.17.4.jpg

  Vigna radiata - MHNT

• Mung Seeds.jpg

  Mung seeds from Deccan Plateau, India

• Mung Legumes.jpg

  MungLegumes

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  These sprouts have been transferred from a similarly-shaped colander in which they had been grown with moisture. They are ready to be cooked.

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  Plant-based egg alternative made with mung bean protein

• Mung bean germination.ogv

  Time-lapse video of mung beans germinating over 10 days

• Green Gram Dal ( খোসা সহ এবং খোসা ছাড়া মুগ ডাল).JPG

  Green Gram Dal( খোসা সহ এবং খোসা ছাড়া মুগ ডাল),Kolkata, West Bengal, India

• Mung Bean - Kolkata 2011-02-10 0975.JPG

  Popular West Bengal dishes.