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botanical illustration of Hog Peanut, Amphicarpaea bracteata

botanical record · discovered

Hog Peanut

Amphicarpaea bracteata

Hog Peanut · American Hogpeanut · American hog peanut · American hogpeanut · amphicarpe bractéolée · haricot de terre · hog peanut · hog-peanut · underböna · 阴阳豆 · American Hog Peanut

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: CALCIUM, FAT, LINOLENIC-ACID, MAGNESIUM

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Fabaceae

Scientific name: Amphicarpaea bracteata

Common names: Hog Peanut, American Hogpeanut, American hog peanut, American hogpeanut, amphicarpe bractéolée, haricot de terre, hog peanut, hog-peanut, underböna, 阴阳豆, American Hog Peanut

POWO: 11520-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Complete genome sequences of <i>Rhizobium</i> sp. strain SL42 and <i>Hydrogenophaga</i> sp. strain SL48, microsymbionts of <i>Amphicarpaea bracteata</i>. · 2024 source ↗
  • <i>Pseudomonas quebecensis</i> sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from root-zone soil of a native legume, <i>Amphicarpaea bracteata</i> (L.) Fernald, in Quebec, Canada. · 2023 source ↗
  • Divergence and isolation of cryptic sympatric taxa within the annual legume Amphicarpaea bracteata. · 2016 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • CALCIUM
  • FAT
  • LINOLENIC-ACID
  • MAGNESIUM
  • MANGANESE
  • PALMITIC-ACID
  • PROTEIN
  • STEARIC-ACID
  • ZINC
  • COPPER
  • LINOLEIC-ACID
  • POTASSIUM
  • WATER
  • HYDROXYGENISTEIN
  • GENISTEIN
  • IRON
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  • PHOSPHORUS
  • NITROGEN
  • OLEIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
  • powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
  • wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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