...The common bean, native to South America, is an important legume used as a staple food in Africa and India, and the groundnut, native to Bolivia, is widely eaten due to its high fat content, and both are cultivated in various parts of the world. In addition, mung beans, native to India, are often used for sprouts, cowpeas, native to Africa, whose young legumes are considered vegetables (such as the cowpea, the yarrow bean, and the yard pea), native to tropical Asia, sword beans and winged beans ( Psophocarpus tetragonolobus ), as well as lima beans ( Phaseolus lunatus ), native to Central and South America, scarlet beans, chickpeas and hyacinth beans native to India, and pigeon peas native to Africa, and many other species are cultivated and used. Some of these tropical legumes are summer crops in temperate regions and are also cultivated in Japan. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Phaseolus lunatus" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…南アメリカ原産のインゲンマメはアフリカやインドでも主食的に利用される重要な豆類であるし,ボリビア原産のラッカセイは,その高い脂肪含有量のため広く食用にされ,どちらも世界の各地で栽培されている。その他にも〈もやし〉に多用されるインド原産のリョクトウ,若い豆果が野菜とされるアフリカ原産のササゲ類(ササゲ,ヤッコササゲ,ジュウロクササゲなど)や,熱帯アジア原産のナタマメやシカクマメPsophocarpus tetragonolobus(英名fourangled bean),それに加えて中央アメリカや南アメリカ原産のライマメPhaseolus lunatus(英名lima bean),ベニバナインゲン,インド原産のヒヨコマメやフジマメ,アフリカ原産のキマメなど,多数の種が栽植され,利用されている。これら熱帯系の豆類のうちのいくつかは,温帯圏での夏作作物となっており,日本でも栽培されている。… ※「Phaseolus lunatus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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