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  Name Rice bean
  Regnum Plant ae
  Divisio Magnoliophyta
  Classis Magnoliopsida
  Ordo Fabales
  Familia Fabaceae
  Subfamilia Faboideae
  Tribus Phaseoleae
  Genus '' Vigna ''
  Species '''''V umbellata'''''
  Binomial ''Vigna umbellata''
  Binomial Authority (Thunb) Ohwi & H Ohashi


The rice bean is a small, hairy Annual Vine which bears yellow Flower s and small edible Bean s. 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 ().

Seed color is variable, but commonly red or yellow.

Although a separate Species from the more common Azuki Bean , its appearance and uses are similar.


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