Fava bean
Vicia fava is a plant in the family of the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is commonly cultivated as a crop. Its English common names include fava bean, faba bean, broad bean, tick bean and horse bean.
| Fava bean | |
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| Illustration of Vicia faba in flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Fabeae |
| Genus: | Vicia |
| Species: | V. faba |
| Binomial name | |
| Vicia faba | |
| Synonyms | |
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Faba sativa Moench. | |
Favism is a hereditary disease: People with this condition who eat fava beans will get problems with their red blood cells.
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