Talk:Winged bean

Chinese name

In Mainland China, Winged beans have the same name, "dragon bean," as they do in Vietnam (龙豆). I think the other Chinese name only applies outside of China (Southeast Asia?). If I get time, I can scan in a Sunshine Kitchen (big Cantonese-style chain restaurant in mainland) menu to prove it. 167.220.232.166 (talk) 06:48, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

Day length, plus some updates I gotta do later

OK, so it said the winged bean needs 12 hours of light to germinate. Blatantly incorrect, it needs 12 hours to flower. Germination is the initial growing of a seed, and the winged bean will germinate as long as its wet enough. I'm going to mark this page to keep track of it. I need to add some pics I have, showing that I did manage to grow it in New Jersey, we've got to mention scarification for germination, and also we got to link to ECHO's claimed day-length-neutral variety — Preceding unsigned comment added by EdwinAmi (talk • contribs) 06:03, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Update How can I add that I have grown this as far north as Alpine, NJ? I don't really have any formal journals or whatever to link to, it's just I have grown this at my parents house in my garden which is in ALpine, NJ.

And I'm going to add in a note about soaking the seeds. I dunno if technically we need a link to verify this, as it's basic logic; a lot, if not most, seeds grow better after a soaking and absorbing water Also, I added a reference to a variety that is claimed to be day-neutral that is on sale by ECHO

 — Preceding unsigned comment added by EdwinAmi (talk • contribs) 18:26, 13 May 2014 (UTC) 

I do not think you can include that you have grown it as far north as New Jersey. Seems to me that would fall under the No original resarch Policy, specifically this clause: "Do not add unsourced material from your personal experience, because that would make Wikipedia a primary source of that material." TelosCricket (talk) 19:36, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

OK, then let us at least leave the general comment about the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast. That it can be grown here is apparent/obvious based on the nature of the plant/crop (and the local climate). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.109.128.209 (talk) 20:53, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

How about I upload the picture I have of winged beans in my hand at my parents house and put the caption "Winged beans grown in a raised bed compost garden in Alpine, NJ." This at least implies the specific information with context, without actually putting it in writing. By context I mean that perhaps a gardener viewing the article would see the caption and know that it is doeable in New Jersey but I also had favorable conditions (a raised bed holds the water very well, dealing with the plant's need for a lot of moisture, and gardener would know this). — Preceding unsigned comment added by EdwinAmi (talk • contribs) 20:59, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Agreed. Upload the picture into WikiCommons (I think that's where one uploads pictures), put that info in the caption, and then embed/link to the picture. (Wikipedia will guide you through the process.) TelosCricket (talk) 21:41, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Untitled

In some places this is described as an "asparagus pea", but it looks very different to the asparagus peas I am growing. The ones I grow have red flowers and many smaller leaves, but the seedpods look similar. They are probably Tetragonolobus purpurea, but some web pages say Lotus tetragonolobus, and others say it is the same as Psophocarpus tetragonolobus even though it looks completely different. Anyone know what is going on here?4hodmt 21:06, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it is a common confusion between:- "Winged Bean"; Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, with blue flowers and, "Winged Pea"; Lotus tetragonolobus with red flowers: http://b-and-t-world-seeds.com/carth.asp?species=Psophocarpus%20tetragonolobus&sref=5336 http://b-and-t-world-seeds.com/carth.asp?species=Lotus%20tetragonolobus&sref=1611

Both are in the Leguminosae, with similar looking fruit, but Psophocarpus winged beans are larger, pendular and singular, whereas the Lotus pods are smaller, erect and in pairs. 203.111.229.86 (talk) 11:16, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I was looking for info on Tetragonolobus purpureus aka Asparagus Pea. Purpurea? Help! Latin people. Maybe a new article with a pointerto clear the confusion? Good info from 203.111.229.86. (completely to off one´s trolley! excellent!) ---rudyard (talk) 23:35, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Malaysian English

I heard the term "four angle bean" growing up in Malaysia. Anyone else can confirm this ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.164.182.8 (talk) 17:51, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Yup, "Four Angle bean" sounds right, I also grew up in Malaysia. Now, I wish I knew how to cook them though =( —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.147.20.234 (talk) 02:29, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Vietnamese cuisine

Is this what is called "dragon bean" in Vietnamese cuisine? Badagnani 04:32, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Addition

Winged beans against melanoma ? That sounds completely to off one´s trolley. But winged beans roots and shoots are one of the best sources of betulinic acid.James A.Duke has written an exciting letter at www.townsendletter.com , a plea for Food Farmacy (August/September 2007).

Betulinic acid is one of the most promising plant derived chemicals against melanoma.But why isolate the Betulinic acid, why not growing the winged beans roots and shoots in our own gardens ? Melanoma is a killer disease. But the plants give more than chemicals, they boost the immune system by giving us a right cocktail of usefull "chemicals" to fight and beat cancer.

This doesn't really sound encyclopedic, I mean the way it's worded. Perhaps with the proper wording there might be something here worth a mention. --DanielCD 19:24, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

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Winged Bean x Winged or Asparagus Pea

I note the following commentin http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Asparagus_pea: "This is listed incorrectly. Winged beans are Asparagus "beans" not the pea. Asparagus pea is Lotus Tetragonolobus. Unlike Psophocarpus tetragonolobus the Asparagus pea is a dwarf scrawler maybe barely 2 feet tall if you lucky. Lotus Tetragonolobus should be picked at about 1 inch. It is not known if the leaves or flower are edible as I don't think it's been tested to be so. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus winged beans are pretty much 100% edible from top to roots." . An editor (expert) might amend this article to highlight this frequently found confusion. Many many articles on the web state or imply that the pea and the bean are the same plant. I wonder whether the Lotus Tetragonolobus, the asparagus pea, has edible tubers like the winged bean? I'm growing the red flowered peas here in northern France (a first attempt, and they are doing nicely so far, I've lost none and they seem to be spreading out creating new shoots as well) I had been planning on digging for tubers once the weather cooled but luckily found that post so I'll not risk eating anything other than the peas.MClemK (talk) 14:45, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Dambala or Sherbet

I have found the 2 names written as equal, in a label on a bottle that should contain ingredients "Dambala, salt, water", but the title is "Sherbet syrup", sold in Italy on 2012, July, imported by India Trading srl, info@indiatradingsrl.com, produced in Sri Lanka by Lanka Canneris Limited. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.151.65.88 (talk) 15:14, 2 August 2012 (UTC)