Sarawak Bean (Vigna hosei)

Family: Fabaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Sarawak Bean, Vigna hosei, is a perennial plant producing twining stems 1-2 m long that scrambles over the ground or twine into any surrounding vegetation. Although no plant part is edible and of medicinal important, the plant is an excellent ground cover and green manure crop. Seedling growth is vigorous and young plants quickly suppress growth of weed.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

None known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known as a wild plant. Naturalized in southern china, where it grows in grass at roadsides, wastelands; at elevations below 500 metres. (Zone 10)