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Vigna subterranea (Bambara; Pistache Malgache; Ouange; Mani Congo; Bambarra Groundnut; Bambara Groundnut; Bambara Bean)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Vigna subterranea (also known by its common names Bambara groundnut, Bambara-bean, Congo goober, earth pea, ground-bean, or hog-peanut) is a member of the family Fabaceae. The plant originated in West Africa. Vigna subterranea ripens its pods underground, much like the peanut (also called a groundnut). They can be eaten fresh or boiled after drying.
View Wikipedia Record: Vigna subterranea

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Structure [2]  Herb

Predators

Acanthoscelides obtectus (bean weevil)[3]
Callosobruchus maculatus (bruchid beetle)[3]
Zabrotes subfasciatus (Mexican Bean Weevil)[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0