Red bean is a common name for several plants and may refer to:Adzuki bean, commonly used in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese cuisine, particularly as red bean paste
Kidney bean, red variety of Phaseolus vulgaris, commonly used in Indian and North American cuisine, such as chili con carne.
Vigna umbellata, a species of legume whose seeds are red
Dysoxylum rufum, a rainforest tree in the Mahogany family
Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle, a rainforest tree