Guvar bean

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

Also known as Cluster Bean

UndershrubMedicinal

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About Guvar bean

The guar (from Hindi: ग्वार: gvār) or cluster bean, with the botanical name Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, is an annual legume and the source of guar gum. It is also known as gavar, gawar, or guvar bean. The genus name Cyamopsis means bean-like (from Greek: κύαμος, romanized: kýamos: "bean" + Greek: ὄψις, romanized: ópsis: "view"). The specific name is from Greek: τετράγωνον, romanized: tetrágōnon and Latin: lobus (itself being a loanword of Ancient Greek λοβός) meaning four-squared-lobed. The origin of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba is unknown, since it has never been found in the wild. It is assumed to have developed from the African species Cyamopsis senegalensis.

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
Genus: Cyamopsis
Family: FABACEAE
Habit: Undershrub
Habitat: Cultivate
Native to: India
Distribution: Tropics of the World
Flowering & fruiting: Throughout the year
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Local Names

Hindi: गवार gawar, गुवार Guwar, गुआर Guaar
Bengali: ঝার শিম Jhar sim
Tamil: கொத்தவரை Kottavarai, கொத்தவரை
Telugu: గోరుచిక్కుడు, గోరు చిక్కుడు
Kannada: ಗೋರಿ ಕಾಯಿ Gori kaayi, ಚವಳಿ Chavali, ಜವಳಿ Javali
Malayalam: Kothavara, കൊത്തമര
Marathi: बावची Bavachi, चिटकी Chitaki, गवार Gavar

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Botanical family

Fabaceae

Legume/Bean family

Guvar bean belongs to the Fabaceae family.

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