1, lentils
It is a lentil plant, usually planted in tropical and subtropical regions. Perennial twining plants. 3 leaflets, broadly triangular-ovate, stipules inserted at base. Flowers are white or purple, and at most 2 are clustered on the nodes of racemes. Pods are oblong and flat, with small protrusions on the edges; The seeds are slightly flat, white or purple-black. The tender pods are used for food, and the mature seeds contain 2 1.5% protein for food. Drugs have the effect of eliminating dampness.
2. Soybean
Soybean is an annual erect herb with hairs on the whole plant. Compound leaves have 3 leaflets; The terminal leaflets are ovate or elliptic, and the lateral leaflets are obliquely ovate. Flowers are small, white or purple, and more than 2 ~ 10 flowers form axillary short racemes. The pod is oblong and slightly flat, containing 1 ~ 4 oval seeds.
3. Broad beans
Broad bean is one of the oldest crops. It used to be the main food of ancient humans. It originated in the Sea of China and the Caspian Sea, and is now widely planted all over the world. A broad bean comes from food materia medica. Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica called it an old silkworm, hence its name. Broad bean is an annual or biennial erect herb; The stem is quadrangular.
4. peas
It is a pea plant with a long cultivation history, which can be found in the Stone Age and Bronze Age. "Rong" in Erya refers to peas. Peas are annual climbing herbs. Branched tendrils at the top of compound leaves, with 4 ~ 6 oval or elliptic oblong leaflets; Stipules are larger than lobules, obliquely ovate, toothed at the base, and semi-stalked.
5. Mung beans
It is a plant of cowpea and is widely planted. The name of mung bean comes from Kaibao Materia Medica, "Round mung bean is better. Powder as bait is delicious. " China ranks first in the world in mung bean production, and other major producing areas are Indian, Iranian and Philippine. Mung bean is an annual erect herb, and the whole plant is covered with thick hair.
Extended data:
Beans generally refer to all leguminous plants that can produce pods, and are also often used to refer to leguminous crops as food and feed in Papilionidae. Among hundreds of useful leguminous plants, no more than 20 leguminous crops have been widely cultivated so far.
The 68th United Nations General Assembly declared 20 16 as the International Year of the Bean. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was nominated to cooperate with governments, relevant organizations, non-governmental organizations and all other relevant stakeholders to promote the implementation of the International Year of the Bean.
20 16 international year of beans aims to raise public awareness of the nutritional value of beans, which is an integral part of sustainable food production to achieve food security and nutrition.
References:
Douzi-Baidu Encyclopedia