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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Phaseolus lunatus |
| Family name: |
FABACEAE
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| English name: |
Winged Bean
Burma Bean
Curry Bean
Haricot Bean
Java bean
Lima Bean
Butter bean
Sieva Bean
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| Sinhala name: |
Dambala (දඹල)
Dara dambala (දාර දඹල)
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| Tamil name: |
Kachikkollu
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| Sanskrit name: |
Aksipidaka
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Small climbers or erect herbs, annuals or biennials; stems glabrous or pubescent. Leaves pinnately trifoliate; rachis 1-5 cm long; stipules 2-3.5 mm long; leaflets 3-15 x 2-10 cm. Inflorescences pseudoracemose, few to several-flowered. Flowers about 1 cm long, peduncles 5-10 mm long; petals white, yellowish or rose. Fruit 5-10 x 1.2-2.2 cm, with a short apiculate beak, 3-4 seeded. Seeds 1-1.5 cm long, 8-12 mm wide, 5-5.5 mm thick.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Only under cultivation
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| Edible parts: |
Young Fruit
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| Treatment for: |
Ear Diseases
Diabetes mellitus
Dropsy
Oedema
Gout
Tumors
Cancers
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Seeds
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Available soon
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