Common name
English: Winged bean
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2137)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Psophocarpus (1)
Epithet: tetragonolobus (L.) DC. (1)
Synonyms: Botor tetragonolobus Kuntze (L.), Dolichos ovatus Graham, Dolichos tetragonolobus L.
ovatus => oval, egg-shaped; elliptic, but broader at the base
tetragonolobus => four-angled pod
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue, yellow, white