| Arachis villosulicarpa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Arachis |
| Species: | A. villosulicarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Arachis villosulicarpa Hoehne | |
Arachis villosulicarpa is a perennial peanut species, which is cultivated by indigenous people in Mato Grosso, a state of Brazil. Its wild progenitor is thought to be Arachis pietrarellii. Although it is related to the common peanut, Arachis hypogaea, it was separately domesticated: A. villosulicarpa is diploid, whereas A. hypogaea is tetraploid.
It is one of several species that might be used as gene source for plant breeding to improve the important cultivated peanut Arachis hypogaea.
References
- ^ Galgaro, L.; Montenegro Valls, J. F.; Lopes, C. R. (1997). "Study of the genetic variability and similarity among and within Arachis villosulicarpa, A. pietrarellii and A. hypogaea through isoenzyme analysis". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 44: 9–15. doi:10.1023/A:1008609115357.
- Wynne, J. C.; Beute, M. K.; Nigam, S. N. (1991). "Breeding for Disease Resistance in Peanut (Arachis Hypogaea L.)" (PDF). Annual Review of Phytopathology. 29: 279–303. doi:10.1146/annurev.py.29.090191.001431.
External links
- International Legume Database & Information Service: Arachis villosulicarpa
- "Arachis villosulicarpa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- USDA Plants Profile: Arachis villosulicarpa
- (in Portuguese) EMBRAPA: Arachis villosulicarpa
Data related to Arachis villosulicarpa at Wikispecies
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| Arachis villosulicarpa | |
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