Purple Winged Beans

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Purple Winged Beans (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) are a tropical legume, also called Goa Bean or Dragon Bean, known for their vibrant purple, four-winged pods.

  • Plant Growth: They grow as vigorous climbing vines, reaching 3-4 meters tall, with green or purple-tinged stems and pale blue flowers.
  • Edible Parts: The entire plant is edible—young purple pods are crisp and tender, leaves taste like spinach, and seeds are protein-rich.
  • Culinary Use: Pods are harvested at 10-22 cm for a sweet, asparagus-like flavor, used raw in salads or cooked in stir-fries and curries; seeds need cooking to be edible.

5 seeds per packet

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Botanical details for Purple Winged Beans

  • Scientific Name: Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (family Fabaceae).
  • Growth Habit: Perennial vine, often grown as an annual, climbing 3-4 meters.
  • Leaves: Trifoliate, ovate leaflets, 7-15 cm long, bright green.
  • Flowers: Pale blue to violet, pea-like, 2-3 cm, borne in racemes.
  • Fruit: Pods, four-winged, 10-22 cm long, deep purple when mature.
  • Pod Structure: Quadrangular with wavy, fringed wings along edges.
  • Seeds: Oval, 6-10 mm, brown to black, 8-20 per pod.

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