Arachis hypogaea L. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Arachis hypogaea L.

Summary

Genus:

Arachis

Section:

Arachis

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Dalbergieae

Nomen number:

3785

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:741. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

12/22/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1107 (1103 active, 1045 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. fastigiata Waldron (2 active accession[s])
Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. fastigiata Waldron var. aequatoriana Krapov. & W. C. Greg. (0 active accession[s])
Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. fastigiata Waldron var. fastigiata (Waldron) Krapov. & W. C. Greg. (1 active accession[s])
Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. fastigiata Waldron var. peruviana Krapov. & W. C. Greg. (0 active accession[s])
Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. fastigiata Waldron var. vulgaris Harz (0 active accession[s])
Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. hypogaea (10 active accession[s])
Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. hypogaea var. hirsuta J. Kohler (2 active accession[s])
Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. hypogaea var. hypogaea (4 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

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Butler, R. A. 2006. High oil prices fuel bioenergy push.
Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning. 1998
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Common names

English
goober –
groundnut –
peanut –
Arabic
ful sudane –
French
arachide –
cacahuète –
pistache de terre –
German
Erdnuß –
Italian
arachide –
Japanese Rōmaji
nankin-mame –
rakka-sei –
Portuguese
amendoim –
caranga –
mandobi –
Spanish
avellana americana –
cacahuete –
cocos –
maní –
Swahili
karanga –
mjugu nyasa –
mnjugu nyasa –
Swedish
jordnöt –
Transcribed Chinese
luo hua sheng –
Transcribed Korean
ttangkong –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
2	Cultivated	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya
2	Cultivated	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
2	Cultivated	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda
2	Cultivated	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Chad
2	Cultivated	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea
2	Cultivated	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
2	Cultivated	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia
2	Cultivated	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan
2	Cultivated	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola
2	Cultivated	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi
2	Cultivated	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique
2	Cultivated	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia
2	Cultivated	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe
2	Cultivated	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana
2	Cultivated	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia
2	Cultivated	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Benin
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Burkina Faso
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Gambia
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea-Bissau
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mali
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mauritania
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Niger
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo
2	Cultivated	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon
2	Cultivated	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Central African Republic
2	Cultivated	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Equatorial Guinea
2	Cultivated	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Gabon
2	Cultivated	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Comoros
2	Cultivated	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar
2	Cultivated	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius
2	Cultivated	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Reunion
2	Cultivated	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Seychelles
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Papua New Guinea
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines
2	Cultivated	Australasia	Australia	Australia
2	Cultivated	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand
2	Cultivated	Europe	East Europe	Belarus
2	Cultivated	Europe	East Europe	Moldova
2	Cultivated	Europe	East Europe	Ukraine
2	Cultivated	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain
2	Cultivated	Northern America		United States
2	Cultivated	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	Northern Mariana Islands
2	Cultivated	Pacific	South-Central Pacific	French Polynesia	Society Islands
2	Cultivated	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Fiji
2	Cultivated	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Niue
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Caribbean	West Indies
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Central America
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Western South America	Peru

Cultivated
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Asia-Temperate

CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan, Taiwan
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
WESTERN ASIA: Iraq, Turkey

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
INDO-CHINA: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Europe

EAST EUROPE: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain

Northern America

REGION: United States

Pacific

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Northern Mariana Islands
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia [Society Islands]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, Niue

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
CARIBBEAN: West Indies
MESOAMERICA: Central America
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Animal food	fodder	Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 1:35.
Fuels	potential as petroleum substitute/alcohol	Butler, R. A. 2006. High oil prices fuel bioenergy push.
Human food	oil/fat	Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 1:35.
Human food	pulse	Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 1:35.
Materials	lipids	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Medicines	folklore	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Vertebrate poisons	birds	Kingsbury, J. M. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. 1964
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	Kingsbury, J. M. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. 1964

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3785. Accessed 8 November 2024.