The long and cylindrical stems are simple or branched, and are succulent, flexuouse and brittle. They are 1 - 2 cm in diameter and are dark green. The internodes are 5 - 15 cm in length. Leaves are rather flat and freshly succulent type measuring 8 to 25 cms long and 2 to 8 cms broad. It takes approximately nine month for the pendulous bean to become mature pod with about 200mm in length. When plump and immature pod start turning slightly yellow, they are picked for curing.

Cured beans consist of thousands minuscule aromatic seeds encapsulated inside the beans.