''Psophocarpus'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the

legume A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...

family,

Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...

. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Species

There are currently 10 living species of Psophocarpus: ;Subgenus ''Psophocarpus'' Sect. ''Psocarpus'' * '' P. grandiflorus'' R.Wilczek – umuharakuku * '' P. obovalis'' Tisser. * '' P. palustris'' Desv. * '' P. scandens'' (Endl.)Verdc. – anonantaka * '' P. tetragonolobus'' (L.) DC. – asparagus bean, princess bean, four-angled bean, winged bean Sect. ''Unifoliate'' * '' P. lecomtei'' Tisser. * '' P. monophyllus'' Harms ;Subgenus ''Vignopsis'' * '' P. indicus'' Wild. – goa bean, winged bean * '' P. lancifolius'' Harms * '' P. lukafuensis'' (De Wild.)R.Wilczek

Notes

Phaseoleae Fabaceae genera {{Phaseoleae-stub