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Taxon: Arachis glabrata Benth.

Genus: Arachis section: Rhizomatosae series: Rhizomatosae
Family: Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) subfamily: Faboideae tribe: Dalbergieae. Also placed in: Papilionaceae
Nomen number: 3780
Place of publication: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 18:159. 1839
Comment: valid publication verified from original literature
Name verified on: 17-Dec-2009 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 13-Jan-2010
Species priority site is: Southern Regional PI Station (S9).
Accessions: 76 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.


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Common names:

  • perennial peanut   (Source: Food Feed Crops US ) – English   [Arachis glabrata var. glabrata]
  • rhizoma peanut   (Source: Pl Res SEAs 4:46.) – English
  • amendoim-bravo   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Portuguese
  • mendoim-do-campo-baixo   (Source: Bonplandia 8:104.) – Portuguese   [Arachis glabrata var. glabrata]
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Economic importance:

  • Environmental: potential for erosion control   (fide Pl Res SEAs 4:46. 1992)
  • Animal food: forage   (fide Euphytica 116:187. 2000; Pl Res SEAs 4:46. 1992)
  • Gene sources: tertiary genetic relative of peanut   (fide Biol Arachis 7. 1994, based on recognizing species of all sections, except cross-compatible diploids (A or B-genome carriers) of sect. Arachis, as tertiary gene pool of peanut)

Distributional range:

      Native:
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Brazil: Brazil - Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo
    Southern South America: Argentina - Corrientes, Misiones; Paraguay

References:

  • 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). (Pl Res SEAs) 4:46.
  • Englert, J. M. et al. 1999–. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. (NRCS Cons Pl Mat)
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop - on-line resource. (Ecocrop)
  • Gimenes, M. A. et al. 2000. Genetic variation and phylogenetic relationships based on REPD analysis in section Caulorrhizae, genus Arachis (Leguninosae). Euphytica 116:187–195.
  • Hermann, F. J. 1954. A synopsis of the genus Arachis. Agric. Monogr. U.S.D.A. 19:8.
  • Krapovickas, A. & W. C. Gregory. 1994. Taxonomía del género Arachis (Leguminosae). Bonplandia 8:102–105. [recognizes this perennial, tetraploid (2n=40) species, commenting on its morphological variability under var. glabrata].
  • Pereira Bravo, J. et al. 2006. Transferability and use of microsatellite markers for the genetic analysis of the germplasm of some Arachis section species of the genus Arachis. Genet. Mol. Biol. 29:516–524. [to asses genetic variability among 26 species in the genus used three microsatellite primer pairs (Ag117, Ag140 & Ag171) derived from this species, two locuses had high heterozygosity values and were used in this study, demonstrating their efficiency for establishing genetic variability, but not for phylogenetic affinities].
  • Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) - on-line resource. (Pl Names)
  • Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. (Dict Rehm)
  • Resslar, P. M. 1980. A review of the nomenclature of the genus Arachis L. Euphytica 29:815.
  • Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa. (F TE Afr)
  • Valls, J. F. M. & C. E. Simpson. Chapter 1. Taxonomy, natural distribution, and attributes of Arachis. In: Kerridge, P. C. & B. Hardy (eds.) 1994, Biology and agronomy of forage Arachis (Biol Arachis) 1–18.
  • Valls, J. F. M. et al. 1985. Proc. Int. Workshop Cytogen. Arachis ICRISAT. 17.
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Synonyms:


Check other databases for Arachis glabrata Benth.:

  • Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ILDIS: International Legume Database & Information Service
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images or nodulation data:

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  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?3780 (09 February 2010)

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