VignaĀ Radiata
TheĀ mung beanĀ (Vigna radiata), alternatively known as theĀ green gram,Ā maashĀ orĀ moong, is aĀ plantĀ speciesĀ in theĀ legume family.Ā The mung bean is mainly cultivated inĀ East Asia,Ā SoutheastĀ AsiaĀ and theĀ IndianĀ subcontinent.Ā It is used as an ingredient in both savoury and sweet dishes.
The green gram is anĀ annualĀ vineĀ with yellow flowers and fuzzy brown pods.
The plant is upright and vinetypes of growth habit occur in it, with plants varying fromone to five feet in length. Root system consisting of a well developed taproot with deeply placed lateral roots; stemmuch branched, with a tendency to twine at the tips, angular,covered with long spreading hairs. Leaves alternate, 3 -foliolate (sometimes 5 - foliolate), dark green; stipules 5ā18mm Ć 3ā10 mm, peltate, ovate, rhomboid or obovate-oblong;petiole 5ā21 cm long, rachis 1.5ā4.5 cm long; stipels conspicuous, 5ā10 mm long; petiolules 3ā6mm long; leaflets entire or 2ā3-lobed, 5ā18 cm Ć 3ā15 cm, elliptical, rhomboid or ovate, basebroadly cuneate or rounded, apex acuminate, glabrous or hairy on both surfaces, distinctly 3-veinedfrom the base, the lateral leaflets unequal-sided.