Fava bean
| Fava bean | |
|---|---|
| |
| Illustration of Vicia faba in flower | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Fabeae |
| Genus: | Vicia |
| Species: | V. faba
|
| Binomial name | |
| Vicia faba | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Faba sativa Moench. | |
Vicia fava is a plant in the family of the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is commonly cultivated as a crop. Its English common names include fava bean, faba bean, broad bean, tick bean and horse bean.
Favism is a hereditary disease: People with this condition who eat fava beans will get problems with their red blood cells.
