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The peanut (Arachis hypogaea), also known as the groundnut, [2] goober (US), [3] goober pea, [4] pindar (US) [3] or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics by small and large commercial producers, both as grain legume [5] and as an oil crop. [6]
Apios americana, sometimes called the American groundnut, potato bean, hopniss, Indian potato, hodoimo, America-hodoimo, cinnamon vine, or groundnut (not to be confused with other plants in the subfamily Faboideae sometimes known by that name) is a perennial vine that bears edible beans and large edible tubers.
Arachis hypogaea, the peanut; Arachis villosulicarpa, a perennial peanut species; Vigna subterranea, the Bambara groundnut; Macrotyloma geocarpum, the Hausa groundnut; Roots and tubers: Apios americana, the American groundnut or potato-bean; Conopodium majus, called the kippernut among many other names; Panax trifolius, or dwarf ginseng
Its name is derived from the Bambara ethnic group. [6] The plant originated in West Africa. As a food and source of income, the Bambara groundnut is considered to be the third most important leguminous crop in those African countries where it is grown, after peanut and cowpea. The crop is mainly cultivated, sold and processed by women, and is ...
[2] [3] At least one species, the peanut (Arachis hypogaea), is a major food crop species of global importance; some of the other species are cultivated for food to a small extent in South America. Other species such as A. pintoi are cultivated worldwide as forage and soil conditioner plants, with the leaves providing high-protein feed for ...
Apios fortunei, commonly known as hodo, hodoimo, groundnut, or potatobean, [1] [2] [3] [4] is a tuber-forming member of the bean family.. The plant is a perennial ...
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Caryedon serratus, known generally as the groundnut bruchid or groundnut borer, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Africa, the Caribbean , Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), Central America, North America, Oceania , and South America.