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! align="center" bgcolor=lightgreen | Mung bean
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! align="center" bgcolor=lightgreen | Scientific classification
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| align=left | Kingdom: || Plantae
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|| Division: || Magnoliophyta
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|| Class: || Magnoliopsida
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|| Order: || Fabales
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|| Family: || Fabaceae
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|| Genus: || Vigna
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|| Species: || radiata*
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! align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen" | Binomial name
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| align="left" | Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek
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|| *syn. Phaeolus aureus Roxb.
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|| ref. ITIS 506804ITIS 530971
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The mung bean is the seed of Vigna radiata (Fabaceae), which is native to India. It is also known as green gram or golden gram. They are used to make bean sprouts and as a source of starch for cellophane noodles or fen si.
