Editing Macrotyloma uniflorum (section)

{{Short description|Species of legume}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Horse Gram BNC.jpg
| image_caption = Horse gram seeds
| taxon = Macrotyloma uniflorum
| authority = ([[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]]) [[Bernard Verdcourt|Verdc.]]
| synonyms = 
* ''Dolichos uniflorus'' <small>Lam.</small>
* ''Glycine uniflora'' <small>(Lam.) Dalzell</small>
* ''Kerstingiella uniflora'' <small>(Lam.) J.A.Lackey</small>
|synonyms_ref =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:505875-1#synonyms |title=''Macrotyloma uniflorum'' (Lam.) Verdc. |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2017 |website=[[Plants of the World Online]] |publisher=Board of Trustees of the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]]

|access-date=17 July 2020 }}</ref>
| subdivision_ranks = Varieties
| subdivision = 
* ''M. uniflorum'' var. ''benadirianum''
* ''M. uniflorum'' var. ''stenocarpum'' <small>(Brenan) Verdc.</small>
* ''M. uniflorum'' var. ''uniflorum''
* ''M. uniflorum'' var. ''verrucosum''
}}
'''''Macrotyloma uniflorum''''' ('''horsegram''', also known as '''horse gram''', '''kulthi bean''', '''gahat''', '''hurali''', or '''Madras gram'''<ref name="grin">{{cite web |title=Taxonomy - GRIN-Global Web v 1.10.5.0 |url=https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=425415 |website=npgsweb.ars-grin.gov |access-date=24 September 2019}}</ref>) is a [[legume]] native to tropical southern Asia, known for its distinct taste and texture, widely used legume in many cuisines. It is also known for human consumption for its rich nutrients and reputed medicinal properties. It is commonly grown for horse feed, hence the name “horse gram”. Horse gram grown in parts of [[India]], as well as [[Nepal]], [[Malaysia]], [[Sri Lanka]], and is introduced to the [[West Indies]].<ref name="dpd-in">{{cite web|url=http://dpd.gov.in/Horse%20gram.pdf |title=Horse Gram |publisher=Government of India, Directorate of Pulses Development |date=3 April 2017}}</ref> It is consumed whole, sprouted, or ground. It is consumed in many parts of India and is also known as a superfood. Horse gram is also allowed to be eaten on some [[Fasting in Hinduism|Hindu fasting days]]. Medical uses of these legumes have been discussed and is described in the [[Ayurveda]].