Red bean is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis), 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 and red beans and rice.
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