Mung bean and Morphology Mung bean and Morphology Mung bean (Vigna radiata), also known as mung bean, maash (Persian: ماش٫ Kurdish: ماش)٫ mūng[2] (Hindi: मूंग), monggo or munggo (Philippines), is a member of the legume family[3] [4] Mung beans are mainly grown in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia. [5] It is used as a