Fava
This article refers to the broad bean plant. For Broadbean the company, see Broadbean, Inc.
| Vicia faba | |
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| Vicia faba plants in flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Vicieae |
| Genus: | Vicia |
| Species: | V. faba |
| Binomial name | |
| Vicia faba |
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| Synonyms | |
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Faba sativa |
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Vicia faba, also known as the broad bean, fava bean, faba bean, field bean, bell bean, or tic bean, is a species of bean (Fabaceae) native to north Africa, southwest and south Asia, and extensively cultivated elsewhere. A variety is provisionally recognized:
- Vicia faba var. equina – horse bean
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