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ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
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| Name: |
Arachis hypogaea L.
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| Nomencl. ref.: |
Sp. Pl.: 741. 1753 |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Status: |
ACCEPTED
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| Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): |
Regnum - Plantae
Divisio - Tracheophyta
Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
Class - Magnoliopsida
Superordo - Rosanae
Ordo - Fabales Bromhead
Familia - Fabaceae Lindl.
Tribus - Aeschynomeneae
Genus - Arachis L.
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Synonyms:
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Arachis nambyquarae Hoehne |
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Arachis hypogaea subsp. oleifera A. Chev. |
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| Comments: |
19.5 M hectares produced 22.7 M tonnes in 1988 (1165kg/ha)., Cultivated as a marginal crop in many developing countries., Five other gene centres in Brazil (3), Bolivia and Peru., Introduced into New Guinea; cultivated widely since WWII., Native of Brazil., Now a major crop in W.Africa, India and USA., Over 13,000 accessions in the groundnut germplasm repository at ICRISAT., Probable area of origin in NW Argentina & S Bolivia., Probably originating in Brazil; widely cultivated in tropical regions., Ssp.fastigiata contains 4 bot.vars:fastigiata,vulgaris,peruviana,aequatoriana., Subsp. hypogaea contains 2 botanical varieties: hypogaea and hirsuta., Widely cultivated in Transcaucasia and Middle Asia |
| Common names: |
alcagoitaas (Portuguese), alcagoitas (Portuguese), alcagüete (Spanish, Castillian), alcahueses (Spanish, Castillian), alfóncigo de tierra (Spanish, Castillian), alfónsigo de tierra (Spanish, Castillian), Alune Americane (Russian), Alune Depemynt (Roumanian), Amendoim (Portuguese), Arachide (French), Arachide (Russian), Aracide (Italian), Arakhis Podzemnyi (Russian), avellana americana (Spanish, Castillian), avellana de Valencia (Spanish, Castillian), Cacachuet (Spanish, Castillian), Cacahouete (French), cacahuate (Spanish, Castillian), cacahué (Spanish, Castillian), cacahuesos (Spanish, Castillian), cacahuet (Catalan), cacahuet (Spanish, Castillian), Cacahuete (French), cacahuete (Spanish, Castillian), cacahuete de Méjico (Spanish, Castillian), Cacahuetes (French), cacahuetes (Spanish, Castillian), cacahuey (Spanish, Castillian), cacaue (Catalan), cacauer (Catalan), cacauer (Valencian), cacauera (Valencian), cacauet (Catalan), cacauet (Majorcan), cacauets (Catalan), calcagüete (Aragonese), Earthnut (English), Erdnuss (German), Erfyndygy (Azerbaijan), ervichanas (Portuguese), ervilhenas (Portuguese), ervilhinas (Portuguese), Goober (), gravanço (Galician), gravanço (Portuguese), Ground Nut (English), Groundnut (English), Jordnot (Swedish), kakahuete (Euskera), Kitaiski Boby (Ukraine), Kitaiskie Oreshki (Russian), Maapahkina (Finnish), Mancarra (Portuguese), mandobi (Portuguese), mandobí (Portuguese), mandubí (Portuguese), Mani (), maní (Spanish, Castillian), Mani Largo (), manía (Spanish, Castillian), manobí (Portuguese), mendobi (Portuguese), mendoim (Portuguese), Monkeynut (English), Orzech Ziemny (Polish), Peanut (English), Pindels (), pinotes (Portuguese), Pistach (French), Pistache (French), Pistache de Terre (French), pistacho (Spanish, Castillian), pistacho de tierra (Spanish, Castillian), txitxirio (Euskera), Zemlyani Gorikhy (Ukraine), Zemlyanoi Orekh (Russian)[Credits] |
| Conservation Status: |
Cultigen not known in the wild |
| Maps: |
distribution |
| Occurrence: |
[Ab(A N) By Hs(S) Mo Rf(C CS E S) Tu(A) Uk(K U)] |
| Use: |
Chemical products, Domestic, Environmental, Food and Drink, Forage, Medicine, Weed |
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