| Accepted name: |
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Amphicarpaea comosa (L.) G. Don
-Amphicarpaea monoica Elliott
-Glycine bracteata L.
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| English names: |
Hog Peanut
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| French names: |
Amphicarpe bractéolée
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Fabaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HAMPBR
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The edible seeds of the subterranean pods were a favoured object of collecting for Indian tribes especially of eastern North America (1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
