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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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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