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Arachis is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of about 70 species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of annual and perennial flowering plant
Flowering plant

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of Embryophytes. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of Spermatophyte....
s in the pea family (Fabaceae
Fabaceae

Fabaceae or Leguminosae is a large and economically important family of flowering plants, which is commonly known as the legume family, pea family, bean family or pulse family....
), native to South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
. At least one species, the Peanut
Peanut

The peanut, or groundnut , is a species in the legume Fabaceae native to South America, Mexico and Central America. It is an annual plant herbaceous plant growing to 30 to 50 cm tall....
 (Arachis hypogaea), is a major food crop species of global importance; some of the other species are cultivated for food to a small extent in South America. Other species such as A. pintoi
Arachis pintoi

Arachis pintoi is a Fodder plant native to Cerrado vegetation in Brazil....
 are cultivated worldwide as forage and soil conditioner plants, with the leaves providing high protein feed for grazing livestock and a nitrogen source in agroforestry and permaculture systems.

Arachis species, including the peanut, are used as food plants by some Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is an order of insect that includes moths and butterfly. It is one of the most speciose orders in the class Insecta, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterfly, skipper , and Hedylidae....
 species including Flame Shoulder
Flame Shoulder

The Flame Shoulder is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.The forewings of this species are reddish brown with a black streak interrupted by white glossary of Lepidopteran termsta and a creamy-yellow streak along the Glossary of Lepidopteran terms which gives the species its common name....
, The Nutmeg
Nutmeg (moth)

The Nutmeg , also known as the Clover Cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe although in the north of its range it is a summer Insect migration, not being able to survive the cold winters....
 and Turnip Moth
Turnip Moth

The Turnip Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common European species.This is a very variable species with the forewings ranging from pale buff through to almost black....
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Arachis is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of about 70 species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of annual and perennial flowering plant
Flowering plant

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of Embryophytes. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of Spermatophyte....
s in the pea family (Fabaceae
Fabaceae

Fabaceae or Leguminosae is a large and economically important family of flowering plants, which is commonly known as the legume family, pea family, bean family or pulse family....
), native to South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
. At least one species, the Peanut
Peanut

The peanut, or groundnut , is a species in the legume Fabaceae native to South America, Mexico and Central America. It is an annual plant herbaceous plant growing to 30 to 50 cm tall....
 (Arachis hypogaea), is a major food crop species of global importance; some of the other species are cultivated for food to a small extent in South America. Other species such as A. pintoi
Arachis pintoi

Arachis pintoi is a Fodder plant native to Cerrado vegetation in Brazil....
 are cultivated worldwide as forage and soil conditioner plants, with the leaves providing high protein feed for grazing livestock and a nitrogen source in agroforestry and permaculture systems.

Arachis species, including the peanut, are used as food plants by some Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is an order of insect that includes moths and butterfly. It is one of the most speciose orders in the class Insecta, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterfly, skipper , and Hedylidae....
 species including Flame Shoulder
Flame Shoulder

The Flame Shoulder is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.The forewings of this species are reddish brown with a black streak interrupted by white glossary of Lepidopteran termsta and a creamy-yellow streak along the Glossary of Lepidopteran terms which gives the species its common name....
, The Nutmeg
Nutmeg (moth)

The Nutmeg , also known as the Clover Cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe although in the north of its range it is a summer Insect migration, not being able to survive the cold winters....
 and Turnip Moth
Turnip Moth

The Turnip Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common European species.This is a very variable species with the forewings ranging from pale buff through to almost black....
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Species

  • A.
    Arachis

    Arachis is a genus of about 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the pea family , native to South America. At least one species, the Peanut , is a major food crop species of global importance; some of the other species are cultivated for food to a small extent in South America....
     
  • A. africana Burm.f.
  • A. appressipila Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. archeri
    Arachis archeri

    Arachis archeri is a herb native to Mato Grosso vegetation in Brazil. This plant is cited as gene sources for research in plant biology of peanut ....
     Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. batizocoi
    Arachis batizocoi

    Arachis batizocoi is a herb native to Bolivia and Paraguay. This plant is cited as gene sources for research in plant biology of peanut ....
     Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. benensis
  • A. benthamii Handro
  • A. brevipetiolata Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. burchellii Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. burkartii Handro
  • A. cardenasii
    Arachis cardenasii

    Arachis cardenasii is a herb in the Faboideae family. This plant is cited as gene sources for research in plant biology of peanut ; for example, Cercospora leaf spot resistance....
     Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. chiquitana Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. correntina
    Arachis correntina

    Arachis correntina is a herb native to Argentina and Paraguay. This plant is cited as gene sources for research in plant biology of peanut ....
     (Burkart) Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. cruziana
  • A. cryptopotamica Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. dardani Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. decora
  • A. diogoi
    Arachis diogoi

    Arachis diogoi is a perennial plant herb found in Africa, Indian Ocean and South America. This plant is cited as gene sources for research in plant biology of peanut ....
     Hoehne
  • A. douradiana Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. duranensis
    Arachis duranensis

    Arachis duranensis is a herb found in South America, specially Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. This plant is cited as gene sources for research in plant biology of peanut ....
     Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. giacomettii
  • A. glabrata
    Arachis glabrata

    Arachis glabrata is a high quality Fodder plant native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay vegetation. This plant is also used for soil conservation and as an ornamental plant....
  • A. glandulifera Stalker
    Stalker

    A stalker is someone who engages in stalking. Stalker may also refer to:...
  • A. gracilis Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. gregoryi
  • A. guaranitica Chodat & Hassl.
  • A. hatschbachii Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. helodes Mart. ex Krapov. & Rigoni
  • A. hermannii Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. herzogii
  • A. hoehnei Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. hypogaea (Peanut)
  • A. interrupta Valls
    Valls

    Valls is the capital of the Comarques of Catalonia of Alt Camp, in Catalonia, Spain. The typical food is cal?ots and are also typical the human towers called castells....
     & C. E. Simpson
  • A. ipaënsis
    Arachis ipaensis

    Arachis ipaensis is a herb in the Faboideae family. This plant is cited as gene sources for research in plant biology of peanut ....
  • A. kempff-mercadoi
  • A. kretschmeri Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. kuhlmannii Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. lignosa (Chodat & Hassl.) Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. linearifolia
  • A. lutescens Krapov. & Rigoni
  • A. macedoi Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. magna
  • A. major Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. marginata
  • A. martii Handro
  • A. matiensis
  • A. microsperma
  • A. monticola Krapov. & Rigoni
  • A. namyquarae Hoehne
  • A. oteroi Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. palustris
  • A. paraguariensis Chodat & Hassl.
  • A. pflugeae
  • A. pietrarellii Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. pintoi
    Arachis pintoi

    Arachis pintoi is a Fodder plant native to Cerrado vegetation in Brazil....
     Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. praecox
  • A. prostrata (Grassnut)
  • A. pseudovillosa (Chodat & Hassl.) Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. pusilla Benth.
  • A. repens
    Arachis repens

    Arachis repens is a species in the Fabaceae family native to Brazil. This plant is often used as a Fodder and ornamental plant....
     Handro
  • A. retusa Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. rigonii Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. schininii
  • A. seridoënsis
  • A. setinervosa Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. simpsonii Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. stenophylla Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. stenosperma Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. subcoriacea Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. sylvestris (A. Chev.) A. Chev.
  • A. trinitensis Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. triseminata Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. tuberosa Benth.
  • A. valida Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. vallsii Krapov. & W. C. Greg.
  • A. villosa Benth.
  • A. villosulicarpa
    Arachis villosulicarpa

    Arachis villosulicarpa is a perennial plant herb in the Faboideae family. This plant is only cultivated by indigenous people in Mato Grosso, a state of Brazil....
     Hoehne
  • A. williamsii Krapov. & W. C. Greg.


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