Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.

Summary

Genus:

Psophocarpus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Nomen number:

30222

Place of publication:

Prodr. 2:403. 1825

Verified:

03/12/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

170 (122 active, 3 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Dolichos tetragonolobus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Botor tetragonolobus (L.) Kuntze

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Aubréville, A. et al., eds. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam. 1960-
Cubero, J. I. & M. T. Moreno, dirs. Leguminosas de grano. 1983
Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 8:229.
Thompstone, E. & A. M. Sawyer. 1914. The peas and beans of Burma. Bull. Dept. Agric. Burma 12:1-107.
Verdcourt, B. & P. Halliday. 1978. A revision of Psophocarpus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae-Phaseoleae). Kew Bull. 33:196.
Walker, E. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands. 1976
Westphal, E. & P. C. M. Jansen, eds. 1989. A selection. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- A:232.
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).

Common names

English
asparagus-pea –
four-angle-bean –
Goa-bean –
princess-pea –
winged-bean –
French
pois carré –
German
Goabohne –
Japanese Rōmaji
hane-mi-sasage –
shikaku-mame –
Spanish
calamismis –
Swedish
goaböna –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
2	Cultivated
6	Other

Cultivated ()
Other ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Human food	potential as pulse	Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 8:229.
Human food	vegetable	Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 8:229.
Medicines	folklore	Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=30222. Accessed 28 December 2024.