Mung bean
Mung beans
Dried and opened mung bean pod
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Vigna
Species:	V. radiata
Binomial name
Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek
Synonyms
Azukia radiata (L.) Ohwi Phaseolus abyssinicus Savi Phaseolus chanetii (H.Lev.) H.Lev. Phaseolus hirtus Retz. Phaseolus novo-guineense Baker f. Phaseolus radiatus L. Phaseolus setulosus Dalzell Phaseolus sublobatus Roxb. Phaseolus trinervius Wight & Arn. Pueraria chanetii H.Lev. Rudua aurea (Roxb.) F.Maek. Rudua aurea (Roxb.) Maekawa Vigna brachycarpa Kurz Vigna opistricha A.Rich. Vigna perrieriana R.Vig. Vigna sublobata (Roxb.) Babu & S.K.Sharma Vigna sublobata (Roxb.) Bairig. & al.

Vigna radiata - MHNT

Mung seeds from Deccan Plateau, India

Mung legumes from India

The mung bean (Vigna radiata), alternatively known as the green gram, maash (Persian: ماش٫ Kurdish: ماش)٫ mūng (Hindi: मूंग), monggo, or munggo (Philippines), is a plant species in the legume family. The mung bean is mainly cultivated in East, Southeast and South Asia. It is used as an ingredient in both savoury and sweet dishes.