derives from cranberry bean material 2019-06-29T07:16:42Z Roman bean The borlotti bean is a variety of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) first bred in Colombia as the cargamanto. It is also known as the cranberry bean, Roman bean, romano bean saluggia bean, gadhra bean or rosecoco bean. gadhra bean romano bean rosecoco bean saluggia bean bean material cranberry bean