Skip to content


Taxon:  Arachis pusilla Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Arachis
Section:
Heteranthae
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Dalbergieae
Nomen number:
3795
Place of publication:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 18:159. 1839
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
01/31/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (4  active, 2  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. sylvestris A. Chev.
Arachis sylvestris (A. Chev.) A. Chev.
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Burkart, A. E. Las leguminosas Argentinas - silvestres y cultivadas, ed. 2. 1952
  2. Bushby, H. V. A. et al. 1984. Rhizobium screening for a range of crop and pasture legumes: lists of strains of Rhizobium and host legumes forming effective nitrogen fixing associations. Genet. Res. Commun. 7:1-39.
  3. Creste, S. et al. 2005. Genetic characterization of Brazilian annual Arachis species from sections Arachis and Heterantherae using RAPD markers. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 52:1079-1086.
  4. Creste, S. et al. 2005. Genetic characterization of Brazilian annual Arachis species from sections Arachis and Heterantherae using RAPD markers. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 52:1079-1086.
  5. Galgaro, L. et al. 1998. Genetic variation between several species of sections Extranervosae, Caulorrhizae, Heteranthae, and Triseminatae (genus Arachis) estimated by DNA polymorphism. Genome 41:445-454.
  6. Galgaro, L. et al. 1998. Genetic variation between several species of sections Extranervosae, Caulorrhizae, Heteranthae, and Triseminatae (genus Arachis) estimated by DNA polymorphism. Genome 41:445-454.
  7. Hermann, F. J. 1954. A synopsis of the genus Arachis. Agric. Monogr. U.S.D.A. 19:12.
  8. Hoshino, A. A. et al. 2006. Heterologous microsatellite primer pairs informative for the whole genus Arachis. Genet. Molec. Biol. 29:665-675.
  9. Hoshino, A. A. et al. 2006. Heterologous microsatellite primer pairs informative for the whole genus Arachis. Genet. Molec. Biol. 29:665-675.
  10. Krapovickas, A. & W. C. Gregory. 1994. Taxonomía del género Arachis (Leguminosae). Bonplandia 8:75-76.
  11. Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
  12. Raina, S. N. & Y. Mukai. 1999. Detection of a variable number of 18S-5.8S-26S and 5S ribosomal DNA loci by fluorescent in situ hybridization in diploid and tetraploid Arachis species. Genome 42:52-59.
  13. Raina, S. N. & Y. Mukai. 1999. Detection of a variable number of 18S-5.8S-26S and 5S ribosomal DNA loci by fluorescent in situ hybridization in diploid and tetraploid Arachis species. Genome 42:52-59.
  14. Resslar, P. M. 1980. A review of the nomenclature of the genus Arachis L. Euphytica 29:815.
  15. Valls, J. F. M. & C. E. Simpson. Chapter 1. Taxonomy, natural distribution, and attributes of Arachis. Biology and agronomy of forage Arachis. 1994 1-18.
  16. Valls, J. F. M. et al. 1985. Proceedings of an international workshop on cytogenetics of Arachis. ICRISAT. 18.
Common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
amendoim-de-caracará –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilCeara 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPiaui 
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia, Ceara, Minas Gerais, Piaui]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3795. Accessed 21 July 2025.


GRIN-Global project