About Forage Peanut
Arachis pintoi, the Pinto peanut, is a forage plant native to Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. It is native to the valleys of the upper São Francisco and the Jequitinhonha rivers of Minas Gerais. It has been named after the Brazilian botanist Geraldo Pinto, who first collected the plant at the locality of Boca do Córrego, município de Belmonte (State of Bahia) in 1954 and suggested its potential as a forage. The species has been first described by A. Krapovickas and W. Gregory in 1994. This wild perennial relative of the groundnut or peanut, has been of increasing importance to pasture improvement in the tropics.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Arachis pintoi
- Genus
- Arachis
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grown in gardens
- Native to
- South America
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-May
Local Names
- Nepali
- बदामे घाँस
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Forage Peanut belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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