Arachis hypogaea
Ground Nut, Peanut
Also known as: Arachidna hypogaea (L.) Moench +18 more
- Arachidna hypogaea (L.) Moench
- Arachidna quadrifolia Trew
- Arachis americana Ten.
- Arachis asiatica Lour.
- Arachis glabrata subsp. rasteiro (A.Chev.) A.Chev.
- Arachis guaraniana Bertoni
- Arachis hypogaea f. nambyquarae (Hoehne) F.J.Herm.
- Arachis hypogaea f. typica Hoehne
- Arachis hypogaea subsp. fastigiata Waldron
- Arachis hypogaea subsp. nambyquarae (Hoehne) A.Chev.
- Arachis hypogaea subsp. oleifera A.Chev.
- Arachis hypogaea subsp. procumbens Waldron
- Arachis hypogaea subsp. rasteiro (A.Chev.) A.Chev.
- Arachis hypogaea var. aequatoriana Krapov. & W.C.Greg.
- Arachis hypogaea var. hirsuta Köhler
- Arachis hypogaea var. nambyquarae (Hoehne) Burkart
- Arachis hypogaea var. peruviana Krapov. & W.C.Greg.
- Arachis hypogaea var. vulgaris Harz
- Arachis hypogea L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Arachis hypogaea (commonly known as Ground-Nut or Peanut) is an annual belonging to the Fabaceae family. Indigenous to South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Central European Russia, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Ghana, Great Britain, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Illinois, India, Inner Mongolia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Manchuria, Marianas, Maryland, Mauritania, Mexico Southwest, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., South European Russia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe