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Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Authority	(L.) DC.
Family	Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae
Synonyms	Botor tetragonolobus (L.) Kuntze., Dolichos tetragonolobus L., Psophocarpus longepedunculatus Hassk., Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (Stickm.) DC.
Common names	as bin, asbin, asparagus bean, asparagus pea, calamismi, dau rong, dólico de Goa, fagiolo quadrato, fava de cavalo, flügelbohne, four angled bean, frijol alado, Goa bean, Goabohne, Goabønne, Goanpapu, haricot ailé, hto pong, judia careta, kabey, kacang botol, kacang botor, kacang kelisa, kacang sirek, kachang belimbing, kachang botol, kachang botor, kalamismis, kechang bolon, kecipir, kethipir, ketjeepir, ketjipir, ku bemya, pe saung ya, pois ailé, pois asperge, pois carré, prâpiëy, princess bean, princess-pea, segidilla, short day asparagus pea, si jiao dou, si leng dou, sigadillas, sigarillas, sigarilya, sikaku mame, supermarket bean, sz kok tau, thua phuu, thwàx ph'uu, vingböna, winged bean
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Ecocrop code	1807

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A herbaceous vine climbing by twining, typical trifoliate leaves, with white to purple flowers, tuberous roots, distinctive pods with four edges prolonged into thin wings, and round, hard seeds. USES It is grown for its pods, seeds, tuberous roots, young leaves, shoots, and flowers. The pods are a minor source of protein and oil, while the seeds are good sources of protein and an oil taht is similar to soyabean oil and can be used for culinary purposes, illumination, and soaps. Seeds are also a source of an industrial mucilage. Expressed oil cakes are fed to livestock. Ripe seed can be eaten after parching. Roots are eaten as a vegetable. Flowers are fried and eaten. Plants are also grown for green manure, cover, and fodder. GROWING PERIOD Short-lived perennial, normally grown as an annual. The first green podsare produced 50-80 days from sowing and harvesting may continue for a considerable time. The seeds may take up to 180-270 days to become mature. Mature tubers may be harvested from 120-240 days from sowing. COMMON NAMES Winged bean, Goa bean, Asparagus pea, Four-angled bean, Manilla bean, Princess pea, Four-cornered bean, Mauritius bean, Amali, Batong-baimbing, Myanmar haricot, Calamismis, Chaudhaari-phali, Chavdhari-ghevda, Haricot dragon Pois aile, Pois carre, Calamismis, Sesquidilla,Flugelbogne, Shambe kayi, Dara-d ambala, Kachang belimbing, Kachang botor, Kachang kelisah, Too-a-poo, Tua pu, Chichipir, Kachang embing, Katjeper, Pe-myit, Pe-saung-s, Tjeepir bee-bas, Tjeetjeepir, Cigarrillas, Garbanso, Kalamismis, Pallang, Parupa-gulung, Princessea, Sabidokong, Segidilla, Sererella, Sigarilya, Sz-kok-tau. FURTHER INF Winged bean is well adapted to the lowland humid tropics, although a dry period is favourable to fertilization and the production of mature pods. It can however be grown in the tropics at elevations up to 2100 m. Normally a daylength of 12 hours or less is required for flower initiation but some cultivars are daylength neutral. Itcan be grown between 29°N and 32°S. The species is probably indigenous to New Guinea and Southeast Asia. The plant require trellising. Yields of edible pods may be up to 25 t/ha, seed yields range from 0.7-4.5 t/ha, and yields of tuber 2-6 t/ha. Mentioned as a useful agroforestry species. Photosynthesis pathway is probably C3.
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SOURCES (P. tetragonolobus (L.) DC.) Duke J 1981 pp 205-207 319 [TEXT, DRA, KTMP, SAL, RAIN, TEMP, PH] Duke J 1975 pp 25 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 507 [USE, TEXT, DRA, PHO] Kay D 1979 pp 399-409 [RAIN, DRA, TEXT, SAL, FER, PHO] Hackett C 1984a [RAIN, TEMP, LIG, DEP, DRA, PH, SAL, TEXT, FER] Hackett C 1982 pp 82 [FER, PHO, DEP, PH, TEXT] Purseglove J 1974 pp 315-318 [USE, TEXT, DRA] Tindall H 1983 pp 286-289 [TEXT, DRA, RAIN, TEMP, PHO] National AS 1975 pp 57 National RC 1979 pp 34 Langer R 1991 pp 271 Martin F 1984 pp 229-231 [TEMP, RAIN, PHO, TEXT, USE]