Faba Bean
Faba Bean
Scientific name: Vicia faba L.
Local name: Barashim/Kalimator
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)
| Kingdom | : Plantae |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta |
| Class | :Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Fabales |
| Family | : Fabacaeae |
| Genus | : Vicia |
| Species | : V.faba
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Botanical Description of Faba Bean
Habit: An erect, glabrous, robust annual herb
Root: Tap root system
Stem: Stem stout, hollow, square winged angle
Leaf: Pinnately compound
Inflorescence: Short axillary raceme
Flower: Papilionaceous, hermaphrodite
Calyx: campanulate, oblique, teeth triangular
Corolla: Standard, wing and keel; standard is whitish in color, wings often with purplish blotch, keel oblique.
Androecium: Stamens 10, diadephous i.e. 9+1
Gynoecium: Carpel 1, ovary superior
Fruit: Legume
Economic Importance: The seeds are used as food for human being. The plant is used as hay and fodder.