Groundnut
Encyclopedia
Groundnut can mean:
- Seeds that ripen underground, of the following plants, all in the FaboideaeFaboideaeFaboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. One acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae....
subfamily of the legumes:- Arachis villosulicarpaArachis villosulicarpaArachis villosulicarpa is a perennial herb in the Faboideae family. This plant is only cultivated by indigenous people in Mato Grosso, a state of Brazil. This plant has never been found in the wild, and it is cited as a domesticated plant. It is cited as a gene source for research in the plant...
- Bambara groundnutBambara groundnutThe Bambara groundnut is a member of the family Fabaceae. According to some authors it is Voandzeia subterranea, but others place it in Vigna. The plant originated in West Africa...
- Hausa groundnutMacrotyloma geocarpumMacrotyloma geocarpum, also known as the geocarpa groundnut, Hausa groundnut, or Kersting's groundnut, is an herbaceous annual plant and a crop of minor economic importance in Sub-Saharan Africa, tolerant of drought, with a growth habit similar to that of the peanut.Yields of 500kg/ha in dry...
- PeanutPeanutThe peanut, or groundnut , is a species in the legume or "bean" family , so it is not a nut. The peanut was probably first cultivated in the valleys of Peru. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing tall...
- Arachis villosulicarpa
- Roots and tubers:
- Apios americanaApios americanaApios americana, sometimes called the potato bean, hopniss, Indian potato or groundnut is a perennial vine native to eastern North America, and bears edible beans and large edible tubers. It grows to 3–4 m long, with pinnate leaves 8–15 cm long with 5–7 leaflets...
- Conopodium majusConopodium majusConopodium majus is a small perennial herb, whose underground part resembles a chestnut and is sometimes eaten as a wild or cultivated root vegetable....
- Dwarf ginsengGinsengGinseng is any one of eleven species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, belonging to the genus Panax of the family Araliaceae....
- Apios americana