Rice bean

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Rice bean
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Harvested Vigna Umbellata beans
Harvested Vigna Umbellata beans
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Vigna umbellata
(Thunb.) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
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The rice bean is a small, hairy annual vine which bears yellow flowers and small edible beans. It is a minor food and fodder crop and occasionally a weed.

The English language name is a literal translation of the Chinese language name (Template:Zh-cp).

Seed color is variable, but commonly red or yellow. The red type is commonly named as 赤小豆 in Chinese, literally meaning 'red small bean'.

Although a separate species from the more common azuki bean, its appearance and uses are similar.

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Template:Legume-stub Template:Food-stub

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