Fabaceae

Arachis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 741 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Bolivia to Brazil and N. Argentina.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay

Introduced into:

Alabama, Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Central European Russia, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, DR Congo, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Great Britain, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, India, Inner Mongolia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Liberia, Louisiana, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Manchuria, Marianas, Maryland, Mauritania, Mexico Southwest, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., South European Russia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 157.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Burkart in Darwiniana 3: 261 (1939).
  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 329 (1754).
  • Hermann, U.S. Dept. Agric. Monographs: 19 (1954).
  • Hoehne in Fl. Brasilica 25 (II: 122): 3 (1940).
  • Sp. Pl.: 741 (1753)
  • Verdcourt in Kirkia 9: 495 (1974).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Burkart in Darwiniana 3: 261 (1939)
  • Hermann, U.S. Dept. Agric, Agric. Monographs 19 (1954)
  • Hoehne in Fl. Brasilíca 25 (II: 122): 3 (1940)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 329 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 741 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 8, 2014 Coradin, L.; Schlutze-Kraft, R.; Silva, G.P. [3224] Brazil K000092482 Yes
Nov 24, 2011 Poulain, S. [33] Peru K000764368 No
Jan 1, 1994 Pickersgill, B.; Andrade-Lima, D.; Barrett, S.C.H.; Hill, R.A. [RU72259] Brazil K000205256 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Gardner, G. [2091] Brazil K000205248 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Pickersgill, B.; Andrade-Lima, D.; Barrett, S.C.H.; Hill, R.A. [RU72374] Brazil K000205252 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Pickersgill, B.; Andrade-Lima, D.; Barrett, S.C.H.; Hill, R.A. [RU72282] Brazil K000205250 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Pickersgill, B.; Barrett, S.C.H.; Hill, R.A.; Stilwell, M.R. [RU72186] Brazil K000205251 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Gregory, W.C.; Krapovickas, A. [12943] Brazil K000207254 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Gregory, W.C.; Krapovickas, A. [12946] Brazil K000207255 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Gregory, W.C.; Krapovickas, A. [12946] Brazil K000207256 Yes
Klitgaard, B.B.; Martinez, M.; Frisby, S; Haigh, A.; Clegg, R. [2017] Bolivia K001907238 No
Martinez, M.T.; Soto, D. [496] Bolivia K001907236 No
Klitgaard, B.B.; Martinez, M.; Frisby, S; Haigh, A.; Clegg, R. [2023] Bolivia K001907314 No
Martinez, M.T.; Ledezma, R. [734] Bolivia K001907315 No
Martinez, M.T.; Ledezma, R. [761] Bolivia K001907316 No
Martinez, M.T.; Soto, D. [500] Bolivia K001907292 No
Klitgaard, B.B.; Martinez, M.; Arroyo, L.; Kushner, J.I. [2086] Bolivia K001907272 No
Martinez-Ugarteche; M.T.; Toledo, M.; Lino, O.; Kusnner, J.I.; Varon, Y.; Guzman, M.; Yagundipa, C.; Terán [973] Bolivia K001907279 No
Klitgaard, B.B.; Martinez, M.; Kushner, J.I.; Arroyo, L.; Participantes curso TIPAs y UICN 2022 [2052] Bolivia K001907276 No
Valls, J.F.N.; Krapovickas, A.; Veiga, R.F.A.; Silva, G.P. [7166] Brazil K000092481 Yes
Edward, J.T. [s.n.] Brazil K000909003 Yes
Alvin, P.T. [s.n.] Brazil K000909002 Yes
Gregory, W.C.; Krapovickas, A. [12946] Brazil K000205254 Type Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Simpson, Ch., E.; Schinini, A. [36027] Bolivia K001255154 Type Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Martinez, M.T.; Ledezma, R. [29122] Bolivia K000544575 Yes
Wood, J.R.I., Martinez, M.T., Ledezma, R. [28976] Bolivia K000544554 Yes
Paula-Souza, J.; Ferrucci, M.S.; Duarte, A.R.; Rando, J.G.; Tsuji, R. [4645] Brazil K000909001 Yes
Valls, J.F.M.; Krapovickas, A.; Rao, V.R.; Silva, G.P. [6611] Brazil K000908995 Yes
Werneck, W.L.; Pinheiro, P. [201] Brazil K000908940 Yes
Valls, J.F.M.; Krapovickas, A.; Rao, V.R.; Silva, G.P. [6536] Brazil K000328065 Type Yes
Gregory, W.C.,, Krapovickas, A., Pie [10127] Brazil K000118788 Isotype Yes
Krapovickas, A., et al [35005] Bolivia K001256147 Isotype Yes
Krapovickas, A.,, Gregory, W.C. [30034] Brazil K000118787 Isotype Yes
Pereira, J.M. [s.n.] Brazil K000207257 Yes
Valls, J.F.M.; Rao, V.R.; Silva, G.P. [11006] Brazil K000205253 Yes
Gregory, W.C.; Krapovickas, A. [12941] Brazil K000205255 Yes
Krapovickas, A.,, Simpson, Ch, E., Sch [36030] Bolivia K000118783 Type Yes

Sources

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    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Legumes of the World Online

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