40 BULLETIN" 6 0, HAWAII EXPERIMENT STATION 
Goa Beans (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) . (Fig. 35) 
Chinese name: See-kok-tau 
Shape: Pods, square, slightly curved, with distinct thin, green, incised, mem- 
branous wings. 
Size: Seven to nine inches long; three-fourths to 1% inches wide; wings 
about one-half inch wide. 
Color: Dark green. 
Figure 35. — Goa beans 
Although the Goa bean, also known as asparagus pea and winged 
bean, has been long known and used in the Orient, it has only re- 
cently been introduced into Hawaii, where it is as yet little known. 
Its cultivation promises to be more extensive as it becomes better 
known. The plant is a native of India (#, v. #, p. 211). 
To cook plain. — Prepare like the yard-long bean (p. 44) except 
that the pods should be cut into ^-inch lengths. The flavor is easily 
destroyed by overcooking. 
