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3803.000 Arachis
Description of the genus
Annual (ours) or perennial herbs. Leaves paripinnate, 4-foliolate. Stipules persistent, apiculate, partly adnate to the petiole. Inflorescences axillary dense sessile 2-7-flowered spikes. Bracts 2-apiculate. Flowers yellow with red markings. Calyx 5-lobed; the 4 upper joined. Pod 1-6-seeded, maturing underground, constricted between the seeds, but not jointed, indehiscent; the walls thick and reticulate. Worldwide: c.20 species in S America Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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Other sources of information about Arachis:
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Flora of Mozambique: ArachisFlora of Zambia: cultivated Arachis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Arachis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ArachisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Arachis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Arachis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Arachis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Arachis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Arachis
JSTOR Plant Science: Arachis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Arachis
Plants of the World Online: Arachis
Tropicos: Arachis
Wikipedia: Arachis
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