EPPO Global Database

Vicia faba(VICFX)

Overview
Code created in: 2004-04-10

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: VICFX
  • Preferred name: Vicia faba
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

A cultivated species, possibly of Asian origin. Grown throughout Europe and the Mediterranean region, and  in temperate zones worldwide, as a fodder plant, pulse and vegetable.


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Faba bona Medicus
Faba vulgaris Mönch
Vicia faba subsp. faba Linnaeus
Vicia faba var. major Harz

Common names
Name Language
broad bean English
faba bean English (US)
Ackerbohne German
dicke Bohne German
Pferdebohne German
Puffbohne German
Saubohne German
fayot French
fève French
fèverolle French
grosse fève French
vesce fève French
alubia Spanish
alvera Spanish
faba Spanish
fabera Spanish
fabes Spanish
haba Spanish
haba común Spanish
habita Spanish
habones Spanish
fava Italian
fava grossa Italian
fava maggiore Italian
tuinboon Dutch
fava Portuguese
fava-grande Portuguese
faveira Portuguese
bondböna Swedish
боб конский Russian
боб обыкновенный Russian
боб русский Russian
боб садовый Russian
hestebønne Danish
baunevikke Norwegian
bakla Turkish
bób Polish
wyka bób Polish
lóbab Hungarian
grashinë Albanian
باقلاء Arabic
فول Arabic
فول الخيل Arabic
faba Aragonese
haba Aragonese
baba Basque
бакла Bulgarian
fabera Catalan
favera Catalan
cán dòu Chinese
蚕豆 Chinese
bob  Croatian
bob obecný Czech
baakala Hindi
bakla Hindi
sem phalee Hindi
बाकला Hindi
सेम फली Hindi
pupos Lithuanian
habàlhe Occitan
habe Occitan
habote Occitan
habou Occitan
haùo Occitan
боб Serbian
bôb záhradný Slovak
bob Slovene