BlackGram :

Vigna mungo, black gram, urad bean, urid bean, minapa pappu, mungo bean or black matpe bean (masa) is a bean grown in the Indian subcontinent. Like its relative, the mung bean, it has been reclassified from the Phaseolus to the Vigna genus. The product sold as black lentil is usually the whole urad bean, whereas the split bean (the interior being white) is called white lentil. It should not be confused with the much smaller true black lentil (Lens culinaris).

Black gram originated in India, where it has been in cultivation from ancient times and is one of the most highly prized pulses of India and Pakistan. It is very widely used in Punjabi cuisine and is often referred to as maah di daal in the native language by Punjabis. The Coastal Andhra region in Andhra Pradesh is famous for black gram. The Guntur District ranks first in Andhra Pradesh for the production of black gram. Black gram has also been introduced to other tropical areas such as the Caribbean, Fiji, Mauritius, and Africa, mainly by Indian immigrants.

In India Vigna mungo yields up to 15.6 tons green fodder/ha and 340-1500 kg dry seeds/ha have been obtained. Black gram (Vigna mungo) is an erect, fast-growing annual, herbaceous legume reaching 30-100 cm in height.