A mung bean plant, Phaseolus aureus [Leg] and Phaseolus calcaratus [Leg].
Varieties: balātung an mangmangītit Black mung bean; balatung an mumpāha' White mung bean.
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The pods and beans of a mung plant.
Tender beans are boiled and eaten as a side dish, mihda. Dried beans are boiled and used as a brothy moistener, hibul 1, for cooked rice or sweet potatoes.