Taxon:
Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. hypogaea var. hypogaea
Summary
Verified:
01/14/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Ferguson, M. E. et al. 2004. Gene diversity among botanical varieties in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Crop Sci. (Madison) 44:1847-1854.
- He, G. & C. Prakash. 2001. Evaluation of genetic relationships among botanical varieties of cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) using AFLP markers. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 48:347-352. URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
- He, G. et al. 2005. Simple sequence repeat markers for botanical varieties of cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Euphytica 142:131-136. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
- Jiang, H. et al. 2007. Comparative assessment of genetic diversity of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) genotypes with various levels of resistance to bacterial wilt through SSR and AFLP analyses. J. Genet. Genomics 34:544-554. Note: formerly Acta Genetica Sinica
- Krapovickas, A. & W. C. Gregory. 1994. Taxonomía del género Arachis (Leguminosae). Bonplandia 8:151-152.
- 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.
- Wynne, J. C. & T. Halward. 1989. Cytogenetics and genetics of Arachis. Crit. Rev. Pl. Sci. 8(3):189-220.
Common names
English
Virginia peanut –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | widely cult. in the Americas, Africa, & Asia |
Cultivated
(widely cult. in the Americas, Africa, & Asia)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Human food | oil/fat | | Ferguson, M. E. et al. 2004. Gene diversity among botanical varieties in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Crop Sci. (Madison) 44:1847-1854. |
Human food | pulse | this is the only variety in the subspecies widely cultivated | Ferguson, M. E. et al. 2004. Gene diversity among botanical varieties in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Crop Sci. (Madison) 44:1847-1854. |