Vicia faba
| Botanical Name: | Vicia faba |
| Common Name: | horsebean, fava bean, Broad bean |
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| Botanical Name | Vicia faba |
| Common Names | horsebean, fava bean, Broad bean |
| Propagation Methods | seeds |
| Synonyms | Faba bona subsp. equina, Faba communis, Faba equina, Faba faba, Faba major, Faba major var. longisiliqua, Faba major var. minor, Faba major var. viridis, Faba minor, Faba sativa, Faba vulgaris, Faba vulgaris subsp. minor, Faba vulgaris var. agrorum, Faba vulgaris var. albida, Faba vulgaris var. albiflora, Faba vulgaris var. arcuata, Faba vulgaris var. atra, Faba vulgaris var. atriflora, Faba vulgaris var. atropurpurea, Faba vulgaris var. aurorea, Faba vulgaris var. circularis, Faba vulgaris var. equina, Faba vulgaris var. flabellata, Faba vulgaris var. fuliginiflora, Faba vulgaris var. hortensis, Faba vulgaris var. humillima, Faba vulgaris var. macrocarpa, Faba vulgaris var. macrochloris, Faba vulgaris var. macrosperma, Faba vulgaris var. major, Faba vulgaris var. mazagana, Faba vulgaris var. mediolana, Faba vulgaris var. megalosperma, Faba vulgaris var. microchloris, Faba vulgaris var. minor, Faba vulgaris var. nebulosa, Faba vulgaris var. nebulosa-violacea, Faba vulgaris var. nitidissima, Faba vulgaris var. notatopurpurea, Faba vulgaris var. orbicularis, Faba vulgaris var. paucijuga, Faba vulgaris var. picea, Faba vulgaris var. pliniana, Faba vulgaris var. purpurea, Faba vulgaris var. purpuriflora, Faba vulgaris var. quisquilina, Faba vulgaris var. sanguinea, Faba vulgaris var. schlagintweitii, Faba vulgaris var. subviridis, Faba vulgaris var. superba, Faba vulgaris var. tockeri, Faba vulgaris var. violacea, Faba vulgaris var. viridinana, Faba vulgaris var. viridis, Faba vulgaris var. viridissima, Faba vulgaris var. viridopaca, Faba vulgaris var. waterlooensis, Faba vulgaris var. windsoriana, Orobus faba, Vicia equina, Vicia esculenta, Vicia faba subsp. equina, Vicia faba subsp. faba, Vicia faba subsp. minor, Vicia faba subsp. paucijuga, Vicia faba var. equina, Vicia faba var. minor, Vicia faba var. pliniana, Vicia pliniana, Vicia porphyrea, Vicia vulgaris, Vicia vulgaris var. equina |
Vicia faba, commonly known as the broad bean, fava bean, or faba bean, is a species of vetch, a flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated as a crop for human consumption, and also as a cover crop. Varieties with smaller, harder seeds that are fed to horses or other animals are called field bean, tic bean or tick bean. Horse bean, Vicia faba var. equina Pers., is a variety recognized as an accepted name. This legume is very common in Southern European, Northern European, East Asian, Latin American and North African cuisines.
Some people suffer from favism, a hemolytic response to the consumption of broad beans, a condition linked to a metabolism disorder known as G6PDD. Otherwise the beans, with the outer seed coat removed, can be eaten raw or cooked. In young plants, the outer seed coat can be eaten, and in very young plants, the seed pod can be eaten.
