Black bean commonly refers to:
Black turtle bean, a variety of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Latin American cuisine
Other edible seeds Black adzuki bean, a variety of adzuki bean in Korean cuisine Black gram (Vigna mungo), a variety of gram (lentil) in South Asian cuisine Black soybean, in East Asian cuisine Fermented black beans (douchi) used in Chinese cuisine Kenyan black bean (Lablab purpureus), used in Kenyan cuisine
Plants Castanospermum australe, also known as Moreton Bay Chestnut, a rainforest and ornamental tree named for its large seeds which are poisonous raw, but have been processed into an edible flour by Indigenous Australians