Arachis is a genus of about 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae) and native to South America. At least one species, the Peanut (Arachis hypogaea), is a major food crop species of global importance; some of the other species are cultivated to a small extent in South America.

Arachis species, including the peanut, are used as food plants by some Lepidoptera species including Flame Shoulder, The Nutmeg and Turnip Moth.

External links

• LegumeWeb: Arachis taxa
• Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: Morphological characterization of Arachis species of section Arachis
• Genetic relationships among Arachis species (Genet. Mol. Biol. 25 no.3, São Paulo 2002)

Faboideae

Grondboontjie | Фъстък | Podzemnice olejná | Erdnuss | Arakido | Arachis hypogaea | Maapähkinä | Arachide | בוטן | Kacang tanah | Arachis hypogaea | ラッカセイ | Tlālcacahuatl | Pinda | Orzech ziemny | Amendoim | Арахис | Jordnöt | Yer fıstığı | Арахіс | Chi Lạc | 花生