Winged Bean
The winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), also known as cigarillas, goa bean, four-angled bean, dragon bean, is a tropical herbaceous legume plant. All parts of the plant are edible. The leaves can be eaten like spinach, flowers can be used in salads, tubers can be eaten raw or cooked, and seeds can be used in similar ways as the soybean.
The vine can grow up to 15 feet long. In regions wihout a frost, plant can perennialize. Can be grown as an annual in all other regions.
The winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), also known as cigarillas, goa bean, four-angled bean, dragon bean, is a tropical herbaceous legume plant. All parts of the plant are edible. The leaves can be eaten like spinach, flowers can be used in salads, tubers can be eaten raw or cooked, and seeds can be used in similar ways as the soybean.
The vine can grow up to 15 feet long. In regions wihout a frost, plant can perennialize. Can be grown as an annual in all other regions.
The winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), also known as cigarillas, goa bean, four-angled bean, dragon bean, is a tropical herbaceous legume plant. All parts of the plant are edible. The leaves can be eaten like spinach, flowers can be used in salads, tubers can be eaten raw or cooked, and seeds can be used in similar ways as the soybean.
The vine can grow up to 15 feet long. In regions wihout a frost, plant can perennialize. Can be grown as an annual in all other regions.