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Taxon: Arachis helodes Mart. ex Krapov. & Rigoni

Genus: Arachis section: Arachis
Family: Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) subfamily: Faboideae tribe: Dalbergieae. Also placed in: Papilionaceae
Nomen number: 3784
Place of publication: Darwiniana 11:451, t. 2. 1957
Comment: C. Martius ex Hoehne, Fl. brasilica 25(122):13. 1940, nom. inval.; Hoehne did not provide a Latin description
Name verified on: 20-Dec-2009 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 20-Dec-2009
Species priority site is: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, Griffin, GA (S9).
Accessions: 4 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Economic importance:

  • Gene sources: secondary 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 - Mato Grosso

References:

  • Bianchi-Hall, C. M. et al. 1993. Diversity of seed storag protein patterns in wild peanut (Arachis, Fabaceae) species. Pl. Syst. Evol. 186:1–15.
  • Gimenes, M. A. et al. 2002. RFLP analysis of genetic variation in species of section Arachis, genus Arachis (Leguminosae). Euphytica 123:421–429.
  • Gimenes, M. A. et al. 2007. Characterization and transferability of microsatellite markers of the cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea). B. M. C. Pl. Biol. 7: doi:10.1186/1471–2229–7–9.
  • Hermann, F. J. 1954. A synopsis of the genus Arachis. Agric. Monogr. U.S.D.A. 19:11.
  • Krapovickas, A. & W. C. Gregory. 1994. Taxonomía del género Arachis (Leguminosae). Bonplandia 8:135. [recognizes this perennial, diploid species; comments on the variation in floral coloration].
  • Milla, S. R. et al. 2005. Taxonomic relationships among Arachis sect. Arachis species as revealed by AFLP markers. Genome 48:1–11.
  • Naito, Y. et al. 2008. Genetic diversity and relationships analysis of peanut germplasm using SSR markers. Breed. Sci. 58:293–300.
  • 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. Molec. Biol. 29:516–524.
  • Raina, S. N. et al. 2001. RAPD and ISSR fingerprints as useful genetic markers for analysis of genetic diversity, varietal identification, and phylogenetic relationships in peanut (Arachis hypogaea) cultivars and wild species. Genome 44:763–772.
  • Resslar, P. M. 1980. A review of the nomenclature of the genus Arachis L. Euphytica 29:815.
  • Robledo, G. et al. 2009. Species relations among wild Arachis species with the A genome as revealed by FISH mapping of rDNA loci and heterochromatin detection. Theor. Appl. Genet. 118:1295–1307.
  • Valls, J. F. M. & C. E. Simpson. 1994. Chapter 1. Taxonomy, natural distribution, and attributes of Arachis. In: Kerridge, P. C. & B. Hardy, eds., Biology and agronomy of forage Arachis. 1–18.
  • Valls, J. F. M. et al. 1985. Proc. Int. Workshop Cytogen. Arachis. ICRISAT. 16.
More:

Check other web resources for Arachis helodes Mart. ex Krapov. & Rigoni:

  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ILDIS: World Database of Legumes
  • 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.

Images or nodulation data:

More:
  • 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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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?3784 (19 May 2013)

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