Arachis hypogaea L.

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Cnr Lanner/Teviotdale Ave, Borrowdale Common

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Haslemere Lane, Umwinsidale

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Outside Campus ISPM, Chimoio

Synonyms:
Common names:	Ground-nut (English) Monkey nut (English) Peanut (English)
Description:	Annual herb, erect or straggling, up to 30 cm. Leaves 4-foliolate with obovate to elliptic leaflets. Flowers axillary, solitary on stalks, yellow with red veins, often partly underground. Fruits, the well-known ground nut or peanut, irregularly oblong, up to 2 cm, maturing underground.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	hypogaea: underground, subterranean
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Native to South America but widely cultivated throughout the tropics
Growth form(s):	Annual.
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 46. Troupin, G. (1983). Fabaceae (Papilionaceae) Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Pages 59 - 60. (Includes a picture). Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Pages 169 - 170. (Includes a picture).

Flora of the DRC: cultivated Arachis hypogaea
Flora of Malawi: Arachis hypogaea
Flora of Mozambique: Arachis hypogaea
Flora of Rwanda: cultivated Arachis hypogaea
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Arachis hypogaea
Flora of Zimbabwe: Arachis hypogaea
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Arachis hypogaea

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Arachis hypogaea
African Plant Database: Arachis hypogaea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Arachis hypogaea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Arachis hypogaea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Arachis hypogaea
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iNaturalist: Arachis hypogaea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Arachis hypogaea
JSTOR Plant Science: Arachis hypogaea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Arachis hypogaea
Plants of the World Online: Arachis hypogaea
Tropicos: Arachis hypogaea
Wikipedia: Arachis hypogaea