Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

• Lablab lablab (L.) Lyons -> Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
• Lablab leucocarpus Savi -> Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet subsp. purpureus var. albiflorus
• Lablab microcarpus DC. -> Canavalia cathartica Thouars
• Lablab niger Medikus -> Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
• Lablab niger Medikus var. lignosa
• Lablab niger Medikus var. typica -> Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet subsp. purpureus
• Lablab prostrata R. Br.
• Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet A
• Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet (Bengalensis Group) -> Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet subsp. bengalensis (Jacq.) Verdc.
• Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet (Ensiformis Group) -> Yet to be matched
• Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet (Lablab Group) -> Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet subsp. purpureus
• Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet subsp. bengalensis (Jacq.) Verdc.
• Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet subsp. purpureus
• Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet subsp. uncinatus Verdc.
• Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet var. purpureus -> Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet subsp. purpureus
• Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet var. uncinatus Verdc. -> Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet subsp. uncinatus Verdc.
• Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet var. rhomboides (Schinz) Verdc.
• Lablab vulgaris (L.) Savi -> Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
• Lablab vulgaris (L.) Savi var. albiflorus DC. -> Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet subsp. purpureus var. albiflorus

ENGLISH : Perennial hyacinth bean, Wild hyacinth bean.

SYNONYM(S) : Lablab niger Medikus, Dolichos purpureus L., Lablab lablab (L.) Lyons, Dolichos lablab L., Vigna aristata Piper, Lablab vulgaris (L.) Savi.

ARABIC : Lablâb.

ASSAMESE : Urahi, Urchi, Uri, Urshi.

BENGALI : Rajashimbi.

BURMESE : Pe-gyi.

CHINESE : Bian dou, (Cantonese Pin tau), Que dou , (Cantonese Tseuk tau), Peng pi dou, Rou dou.

DANISH : Hjelmbønne, Hjelmboenne.

DUTCH : Komak.

ENGLISH : Dolique lablab, Hyacinth bean, Egyptian kidney bean, Bonavista bean, Bonavist-bean, Lablab bean, Papaya bean, Poor man's bean.

FINNISH : Hyasinttipapu.

FRENCH : Dolique d'Egypte, Pois nourrice.

GERMAN : Helmbohne, Faselbohne, Ågyptische Fasel, Gemeine Lablab.

HINDI : Sem.

ITALIAN : Fagiolo egiziano, Fagiolo d'Egitto, Fagiolo del Cairo, Dolico egiziano.

JAPANESE : Fuji mame, Ingen.

MALAY : Kacang kara, Kara kara, Kekara, Kerara (Java), Komak (Indonesia).

NEPALESE : Raaj simii, Simii.

PORTUGUESE : Dólico do Egipto.

SINHALESE : Dambala, Hodhambala.

SPANISH : Frijol caballero, Carmelita.

TAGALOG : Bátau.

TAMIL : Avarai, Motchai (Mochai).

TELUGU : Adavichikkudu, Tellachikkudu.

THAI : Thua paep, Thua nang.

TURKISH : Lablab.

VIETNAMESE : Dâu van.

Types : White-seeded red-flowered, Yellow-podded white-flowered, Black-seeded white-flowered, White-seeded white-flowered, Black-seeded red-flowered, Purple-podded, Pink-flowered, Red-flowered, Purple-flowered, Reddish-brown-seeded, Black-seeded cultivar, Dark-brown-seeded.

Cultivars : Large-podded, white-striped brown seeds : 'Papri'or 'Popetti', Green lablab : 'Siem', 'Val'.

SYNONYM(S) : Dolichos uniflorus Phamhoang, Dolichos lablab L. var. bengalensis Nakai, Dolichos bengalensis Jacq., Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet (Bengalensis Group)

ENGLISH : Horse gram, Bengalese hyacinth bean.

FRENCH : Dolique sauvage, Dolique du Bengal.

JAPANESE : Shiro fuji mame, .

VIETNAMESE : - Mong should be spelt Móng.

See Lablab purpureus for common names.

SYNONYM(S) : Dolichos lablab L. ssp. macrocarpon

CHINESE : Shi jia bian dou.

ENGLISH : Hyacinth bean, Annual hyacinth bean, Cultivated hyacinth bean, Eat-all hyacinth bean, Garden lablab.

FRENCH : Dolique d'Egypte, Dolique mangetout, Dolique pourpre.

SYNONYM(S) : Lablab niger Medikus var. typica, Dolichos purpureus L.

CHINESE : Zi hong se bian dou, Zi jia bian dou, Hong jia bian dou, Hei zi bian dou.

ENGLISH : Hyacinth bean, Annual hyacinth bean, Cultivated hyacinth bean, Shelling hyacinth bean, Garden lablab.

FRENCH : Dolique d'Egypte, Dolique à écosser, Dolique pourpre du Soudan.

GERMAN : Purpurbohne.

VIETNAMESE : , .

Photograph of a flower from the Illustrated Legume Genetic Resources Database, Japan.

Photograph of flowering plant (cv. 'Ruby Moon') at Select Seeds - Flowering Vines Catalogue.

SYNONYM(S) : Lablab vulgaris (L.) Savi var. albiflorus DC., Lablab leucocarpus Savi

CHINESE : Bai hua bian dou.

ENGLISH : White-flowered hyacinth bean, White-podded hyacinth bean.

FRENCH : Dolique beurre, Dolique à fleur blanche.

JAPANESE : Shiro fuji mame, .

Photograph of seed from the Illustrated Legume Genetic Resources Database, Japan.

SYNONYM(S) : Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet var. uncinatus Verdc.

Information needed

Mabberley D.J. 1997, The Plant-Book : a Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants, 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

Shivashankar G. & Kulkarni R.S. 1989, Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet. In : van der Maesen L.J.G. & Sadikin Somaatmadja (Editors) : Plant Resources of South-East Asia N°1 . Pulses. Pudoc Scientific Publishers, Wageningen. pp 48 - 50.

USDA, ARS, 2000, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?lablab (20 March 2000).

Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.

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