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            <div align="justify"><strong>An Introduction                </strong><br />
            More popular as Goa Bean, Winged Bean is a tropical  leguminous plant.   The beans produced can give a run to Soybeans in  nutritional quality.   Although it is a herbaceous perennial plant which  has a life of two   years yet these Perennials, especially small  flowering plants like   Winged Beans, grow and bloom over the spring and  summer and die every   autumn and winter. Interestingly these plants  again return in the spring   from their root-stock rather than seedling  themselves like an annual plant. <br />
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            <strong>Climate Conditions                </strong><br />
            Scientifically known as Psophocarpus Tetragonolobus this legume vine is   native to Papua New</div>
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                        <div align="justify">Guinea. Winged  Bean plant sprouts in hot, humid   equatorial countries and mostly in  Phillipines, Indonesia, India, Burma,   Thailand and Sri Lanka. The  reason being that this legume grows in   abundance in regions which are  humid and receive high rainfall. As it is   a tropical plant, it is  highly sensitive to frost and therefore it does   not flower if the day  length exceeds 12 hours.</div>
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                        <div align="justify"><strong>Description                      </strong><br />
                        The Winged Bean plant is usually taller and larger  than the Common Bean.   With the help of climbing stems and leaves, it  grows as a vine which is   normally 3-4 m in height. The reason why is  it called Winged bean is   because of its bean pod which is typically  15-22 cm long and has four   wings decorated with frilly edges running  along the length. The young   pods have waxy skin and partially  translucent flesh. The ripeness of the   pod is indicated by the ash  brown color&nbsp; which splits wide open to let   out the seeds. Seeds bear a  hard coat which helps to presoak the seeds   prior to plantation to  hasten germination. The inbuilt quality of the   seeds help the plant  grow in a fastened manner thus reaching the length   of four meters in  merely a couple of weeks.</div>
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            <p><strong>Benefits                </strong><br />
            <strong>One Species Supermarket </strong></p>
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                <li>The Winged Bean plant is well known as &quot;one  species supermarket&quot;,   simply because the entire plant is edible. The  beans are eaten as a   vegetable and the other parts such as leaves,  flowers and tuberous roots   also form&nbsp; a nutritious as well as  delicious ingredients. </li>
                <li>The flowers are usually used to color rices and pastries. </li>
                <li>The roots can be eaten as root vegetable and  surprisingly they taste   far better than potatoes and are highly rich  in protein.</li>
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                            <li>The dried seeds are also used to make flour and a drink which is   similar to coffee. </li>
                            <li>Boiled Winged Bean seeds are also used as snacks in many countries. </li>
                            <li>The seeds are a huge source of vital Vitamins especially Vitamin A. </li>
                            <li>These beans bear a similarity to Soybeans and are as nutritional as   well. These contain about 29.8% to 39% protein. </li>
                            <li>Being one of the best nitrogen fixers in mutual  relationship with soil   bacterium Rhizobium it acts as a soil  fertilizer thus nourishing the   soil as well. </li>
                            <li>It is just that Winged Beans need a well  groomed breeding to be able   to raise the standard of living and  justifiably the taste as well for   the millions of people residing in  poor, tropical countries</li>
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