Ground-nut
Arachis hypogaea
Also known as Pea-nut, Monkey-nut
About Ground-nut
The peanut (Arachis hypogaea), also known as the groundnut, goober (US, via Kikongo), goober pea, pindar (US, via Kikongo) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds, contained in underground pods. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics by small and large commercial producers, both as a grain legume and as an oil crop. Underground fruiting (geocarpy) is atypical among legumes, which led botanist Carl Linnaeus to name the species hypogaea, from Greek 'under the earth'. The peanut belongs to the flowering plant family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), commonly known as the pea family.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Arachis hypogaea
- Genus
- Arachis
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Native to
- South America
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- चीनाबदाम chinabadam, मूंगफली mungphali, विलायती मूंग vilayati-mung
- Nepali
- बदाम
- Bengali
- চীনাবাদাম chinabadam, মাটকলাই matakalai, চীনাবাদাম
- Tamil
- மணிலாக்கொட்டை manila-k-kottai, மனிலாப்பயறு manila-p-payaru, நிலக்கடலை nila-k-katalai
- Telugu
- Verusanaga, వేరుశనగ
- Kannada
- ಕಡಲೆಕಾಯಿ kadalekaayi, ನೆಲಗಡಲೆ nelagadale, ಕಡಲೇಕಾಯಿ
- Malayalam
- കപ്പലണ്ടി kappalanti, നിലകടല nilakatala, നിലക്കടല
- Marathi
- बादामचिनी badamchini, भुईमूग bhuimuga, भुईशेंग bhuishenga
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Ground-nut belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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