in taxon broad bean plant PLANTS:VIFA Vicia faba L. Vicia faba L. (varieties for human consumption) MANSFELD:30416 Vicia faba, the Broad Bean, is a species of bean (*Fabaceae*) native to north Africa and southwest Asia, and extensively cultivated elsewhere. A variety is provisionally recognized: Vicia faba var. equina Pers. - Horse Bean. Although usually classified in the same genus Vicia as the vetches, some botanists treat it in a separate monotypic genus *Faba*. The term fava bean (from the Italian fava, meaning "broad bean") is usually used in English speaking countries such as the US, however the term broad bean is the most common name in the UK. faba bean plant fava bean plant horse bean plant horsebean plant vicia faba bean plant Vicia faba