About Green Gram
The mung bean or green gram (Vigna radiata) is a plant species in the legume family. It is mainly cultivated in East, Southeast, and in South Asia and used as an ingredient in both savoury and sweet dishes.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vigna radiata
- Genus
- Vigna
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Tropics of the World
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- मूँग Moong, Mung, मूँग
- Nepali
- मुगी
- Bengali
- Ghora Mung, মুগ, মুঙ্গ্
- Tamil
- பாசிப் பயறு Paasi payaru, பயறு, பாசிப் பருப்பு
- Telugu
- పెసలు, పెసర, పెసర పప్పు
- Kannada
- ಹೆಸರು ಕಾಳು, ಹೆಸರು ಬೇಳೆ
- Malayalam
- ചെറുപയർ, Mung bean
- Marathi
- मूग Moog, मूग, मुग
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Green Gram belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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