The origin of the Dutch bean is in the area where Burma and Thailand meet.
Dutch beans (peas) are not produced in the Netherlands, the reason why they are called Dutch beans is because the Dutch brought them to China from their origin. 17th century, the Dutch ruled Southeast Asia with a powerful fleet of ships on Taiwan and the Nanyang Islands, and brought a variety of imported goods from all over the world, and so the local people began to call them Dutch beans.
Later in the South China Sea, the Minnan people, the Chaoshan people will bring it back to their hometowns, but also followed the local name, called the peas for the Dutch beans. The funny thing is that the Dutch beans in the Netherlands but called Chinese beans just both sides of the modest humor. There is no significance. Leguminosae annual climbing herbs, 0.5 ~ 2 meters high. The whole plant is green, smooth and glabrous, frosted. Leaves with 4 to 6 leaflets, stipules heart-shaped, lower edge with fine teeth.
The types of Dutch beans are introduced:
1, dwarf pods of Dutch beans
From the introduction of Dutch beans from abroad in the selection of large pods of varieties, pods wide flat, 10 to 12 cm long, from sowing to young pods to harvest in about 80 days, each acre can be produced fresh pods of about 750 kg.
2, Beijing introduced 8625
from the European introduction of the Dutch beans in the selection of varieties, pods cylindrical, about 6 cm long, pods thick and crisp, each pod has 5 to 6 seeds, mature pods nearly square, dry seed green, spring sowing from the seedling to the beginning of the harvest of young pods in about 70 days, the continuation of the harvest for 20 days.
3, small green pod
Foreign introduction, hard pod species, semi-virgin, flowers white, small seeds, green, 4 to 7 seeds per pod, for round, young seeds can be eaten. This variety of seed coat wrinkled, good quality, suitable for canning, as well as freezing excellent varieties, currently cultivated in Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou and other places.
Reference for the above: Baidu Encyclopedia-Pea