Tag: Fabales

According to botanists, the Fabaceae family is the third-largest family of flowering plants in the world, with approximately 751 genera and 19,000 known species. It is within this vast, diverse group that edamame, also known as the immature soybean, finds its home.

Did you know that archaeological evidence suggests chickpeas are one of the earliest cultivated legumes, dating back over 4000 years in the Middle East? Chickpeas, or garbanzo beans, are part of the Fabaceae family, also known as the legume family.

Over 20,000 species of plants are included in the legume family, and all of these belong to the same taxonomic order. So, what order do beans belong to, along with their other pod-producing relatives? This detailed guide will explain the complete botanical classification of beans, from their kingdom to their specific genus and species.