Lablab: Ruby Moon
(Lablab purpureus)

Lablab purpureus is bean capable of growing in a wide range of climatic conditions and soil types, depending upon the variety chosen. It is widely cultivated throughout the tropics and subtropics and occurs wild in tropical Africa (including Madagascar) and India.  The palatability of lablab surpasses that of velvet beans or jack beans.

A vigorous vine with purple red seed pods. The seeds, young leaves, and flowers can be cooked and eaten and the plant is used as a green manure/cover crop.