Edible Plants of the World

Butterfly Bean, Darwin pea, Streaky Bean

Butterfly Bean, Darwin pea, Streaky Bean

It is a tropical plant. It will grow on most soils. It needs a sheltered sunny position. It is drought and frost tender. Mostly they grow on the edge of forests. It grows where the minimum temperature is 16°C. In Nepal it grows to about 250 m altitude in hedges and thickets. It can grow in arid places. In XTBG Yunnan. It suits hardiness zones 10-12.

Also known as:

Anchan, Ang chan, Anjan, Aparijita, Aporajita, Asian pigeon wings, Aung-mai-hpyu, Aung-me-nyo, Azulejo, Bejuco de conchitos, Bunga biru, Bunga telang, Campanilla, Cordofan pea, Dau biec, Gokran, Gokurna, Kacang, Kachang telang, Kakkanam, Kakkattan, Kelang, Kembang telang, Kembang teleng, Latoalawa, Menteleng, Mparia, Nanreethimaa, Oporajita, Papito, Pe-nauk-ni, Pokindang, Pukunggan, Samsampin, Sangu pushpam, Supli, Uang-chan, Zapatillo de la reina

Synonyms

Edible Portion

Where does Butterfly Bean grow?

Found in: Africa, Angola, Antigua-Barbuda, Aruba, Asia, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caribbean, Cayman Islands, Central Africa, Central America, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guianas, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Himalayas, Honduras, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marianas, Marquesas, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North America, Pacific, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, SE Asia, Seychelles, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, South America, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Africa, West Indies, West Timor, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Notes: It becomes a weed in many places forming tangled hedges. There are about 40 Clitoria species. In the Botanical Gardens in Slovenia - presumably in a hot house.

Growing Butterfly Bean, Darwin pea, Streaky Bean

Cultivation: Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings. For seed the temperature should be at least 19-24°C. Seeds can be slow to germinate. This can be improved by filing, or soaking in hot water to break the hard seed coat. It is grown as an annual plant in temperate zones.

Edible Uses: CAUTION: The seeds are poisonous. The leaves are cooked and eaten. The juice is also used to colour food green. The flowers are cooked with rice to colour it blue. The dried flowers are steeped in boiling water and the coloured water used to tint rice cakes and sweets. The flowers are also eaten in salads. The young pods are cooked and eaten. The seeds are used in soup.

Nutrition Info

per 100g edible portion

Edible Part Energy (kcal) Protein (g) Iron (mg) Vitamin A (ug) Vitamin c (mg) Zinc (mg) % Water
Pods & Seeds 66 3.8 0.4 - - - 80

Butterfly Bean, Darwin pea, Streaky Bean Photos

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