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What they are called


BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA

GROUNDNUT

Varieties: Runners, Virginia, in-shell, shelled, blanched

CAJANUS CAJAN

PIGEON PEA

Varieties: Peruvian, Tanzanian

CICER ARIETINUM

CHICKPEA

Varieties: Blanco Sinaloa, Café, Chana Dahl, Desi, Kabuli, Spaniola, Tyson

GUIZOTIA ABYSSINICA

NIGERSEED

Varieties: Nigerseed

HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA

HIBISCUS

Varieties: Burkina Faso, Sudanese

HELIANTHUS ANNUS

SUNFLOWERSEED

Varieties: Striped, in-shell & shelled (meats)

LENS CULINARIS

LENTIL

Varieties: Chinese whole green, Crimson, Dark Speckled (Puy), Eston, Laird, Pardinas, Red whole & split, Regulars, Richlea

LINUM USITATISSIMUM

LINSEED

Varieties: Linseed

LUPINUS ALBUS

LUPIN

Varieties: Bitter, Sweet, Hamburg

NIGELLA SATIVA

NIGELLA SEED

Varieties: Black Cuminseed

PANICUM MILIACEUM

MILLET

Varieties: Broomcorn, Gold, Plate, Mixed, Red, Sprays, White, Yellow, Black

PHALARIS CANARIENSIS

CANARYSEED

Varieties: Canaryseed

PHASEOLUS ANGULARIS

ADZUKI

Varieties: Red Adzuki

PHASEOLUS AUREUS

MUNG

Varieties: Green Mung

PHASEOLUS MUNGO

URID

Varieties: Black Urid

PHASEOLUS LUNATUS

LIMA

Varieties: Baby, Green Baby, Large

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS

KIDNEY

Varieties: Alubia, Alubita, Barbounia, Bayo, Baysheke, Black, Cali, Canarios, Carioca, Cranberry, Dark Red, Dermasson, Flat Large White, Great Northern, Hallados, Horoz, Japanese White, Light Red, Light Speckled, Mayacoba, Medium White, Navy (peabean), Ovale, Pallares, Pink, Pinto, Rosecoco, Sira, Sugar, Small White, Tortola

PISUM SATIVUM

PEA

Varieties: Alaska, Dunn, Green whole & split, Marrowfat, Small Sieve, Solara, Yellow whole & split

SESAMUM

SESAMESEED

Varieties: Black, Gonder, Humera, Mixed, Reddish, Waleka, Whitish

VICIA FABA

BROAD BEAN

Varieties: Faba, Horse, Victor whole & split

VIGNA UNGUICULATA

COWPEA

Varieties: Blackeye, Browneye, Coloured, Yelloweye

ZEA MAYS

MAIZE

Varieties: Yellow Maize, White Maize, Butterfly Popcorn, Mushroom Popcorn

 

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