Fabaceae

Mung bean

Vigna radiata (L.) R.Wilczek

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vigna

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Mung bean: Mung beans ( Vigna radiata ), — Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (83)

aeb: لوبيا
ami: Naniwac
Arabic: بقلة الماش
arz: بقله الماش
Bangla: মুগ, মুঁগ, মুং, মুঙ্গ্
bik: Munggo
bjn: Kacang bubur
bo: སྲན་ལྗང་།
Bulgarian: Бебриджа, Папуда, Птичи боб
Burmese: ပဲတီစိမ်း
Cantonese: 綠豆
Catalan: Mongeta mung
cdo: Liŏh-dâu
Chinese: 绿豆, 綠豆, 绿豆叶, 绿豆皮, 绿豆粉, 绿豆花, 绿豆芽, 蚕豆
Croatian: Zlatni grah
Czech: Mung fazole, Mungo fazole
Danish: Mung-Bønne, Mungbønne
Divehi: ނޫމުގު
Dutch: Mungboon, Katjang hidjan, Katjang idjo
English: Mung bean, Green gram, Maash, Moong bean
Esperanto: Mungfabo, Jerusalemfabo, Mungo, Mungofabo
Estonian: Munguba
Filipino: Monggo, Monggo bean, Mongo, Mung bean, Mung bean sprout, Mung beans, Mung pea, Patol
Finnish: Mungopapu, Mung-papu, Mungpapu
French: Haricot mungo, Ambérique, Embérique, Germe de soja, Germes de soja, Pousse de soja, Soja vert
German: Mungbohne, Jerusalembohne, Lunjabohne, Mung Daal, Mung Dal, Mungo-Bohne, Mungobohne, Mungobohnen
Greek: Ροβίτσα
Gujarati: મગ
hak: Liu̍k-theu
Hebrew: מש, אפונה סינית, מונג
Hindi: मूँग, मूंग
Hungarian: Mungóbab
Iloko: Balatong
Indonesian: Kacang hijau
Italian: Fagiolo indiano verde, Fagiolo mungo verde
Japanese: リョクトウ, 緑豆
Javanese: Kacang ijo
Kannada: ಹೆಸರು ಕಾಳು, ಹೆಸರು ಬೇಳೆ
Kazakh: Маш
Korean: 녹두
krc: Маш
Kyrgyz: Маш
lah: مونگ
Latvian: Zeltainās pupiņas
Lithuanian: Spindulinė pupuolė, Žalioji pupelė
lzh: 綠豆
mad: Arta'
Malay: Pokok kacang hijau
Malayalam: ചെറുപയർ, Mung bean
Marathi: मूग, मुग
min: Kacang padi
Mongolian: Ногоон шош
myv: Сыреждиця фасоль
Nepali: मुगी
Norwegian Bokmål: Mungbønne
Occitan: Mongeta mungó
Odia: ମୁଗ
pam: Balatung
Pashto: مۍ
Persian: ماش
Polish: Fasola złota, Fasola mung, Fasola złocista
Portuguese: Feijão-da-China, Feijão-mungo
Punjabi: ਮੂੰਗੀ
Russian: Маш, Бобы мунг, Мунг, Мунг дал, Фасоль золотистая
Sanskrit: मुद्गः
Serbian: Златни мунго, Златни пасуљ
Sinhala: මුංඇට
Slovenian: Fižol mungo, Mungo fižol
Spanish: Brote de soja, Brotes de soja, Frijol chino, Garbanzo verde, Loctao, Soja verde
Sundanese: Kacang héjo, Kacang hejo
Swahili: Mchoroko
Swedish: Mungböna, Mungbönor, Mungoböna, Zanzibarärt
Tajik: Мош
Tamil: பயறு, பயத்தம் பருப்பு, பாசிப் பருப்பு
Telugu: పెసలు, పెసర, పెసర పప్పు
Thai: ถั่วเขียว
Turkish: Maş fasulyesi
Ukrainian: Боби мунг, Маш
Uzbek: Mosh, Мош
Vietnamese: Cây đậu xanh, Đậu xanh, Cây đỗ xanh, P. aureus, Phaeolus aureus, V. radiata, Đỗ xanh
Welsh: Ffeuen fwng
wuu: 绿豆
za: Duhheu

Synonyms

Azukia radiata (L.) Ohwi
Phaseolus aureus Roxb.
Phaseolus chanetii (H.Lév.) H.Lév.
Phaseolus radiatus L.
Phaseolus radiatus var. typicus Prain
Pueraria chaneti H.Lév.
Rudua aurea (Roxb.) F.Maek.
Vigna radiata var. dublobata (Roxb.) Verdc.

Flowers

Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Arn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.