Dumasia truncata
Siebold. & Zucc.
Wild black bean
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Description
A climbing and twining herb. It grows 1-3 m long. The stems are slender. It has leaflets that are triangle shaped and 3-6 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The flowers are in slender groups 1-4 cm long. The flowers are 1-2 cm across. They are yellow. The pod is sword shaped and 4 cm long by 1 cm wide. There is a beak at the tip. There are 2-5 seeds. They are flattened and blue. They are 4-6 mm across.
Edible Uses
The leaves, pods, and seeds are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In China it grows between 300-2,300 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Japan, Korea,
Notes
There are 6-10 Dumasia species.
References (2)
- Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Konigl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(2):119. 1843
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