Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusArachis
Scientific name with authorshipArachis hypogaea L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arachidna hypogaea (L.) MoenchArachidna quadrifolia TrewArachis africana Lour.Arachis americana Ten.Arachis asiatica Lour.Arachis glabrata subsp. rasteiro (A.Chev.) A.Chev.Arachis guaraniana BertoniArachis hypogaea f. nambyquarae (Hoehne) F.J.Herm.Arachis hypogaea f. typica HoehneArachis hypogaea subsp. fastigiata WaldronArachis hypogaea subsp. nambyquarae (Hoehne) A.Chev.Arachis hypogaea subsp. oleifera A.Chev.Arachis hypogaea subsp. procumbens WaldronArachis hypogaea subsp. rasteiro (A.Chev.) A.Chev.Arachis hypogaea var. aequatoriana Krapov. & W.C.Greg.Arachis hypogaea var. hirsuta KöhlerArachis hypogaea var. nambyquarae (Hoehne) BurkartArachis hypogaea var. peruviana Krapov. & W.C.Greg.Arachis hypogaea var. vulgaris HarzArachis hypogea L.Arachis nambyquarae HoehneArachis oleifera A.Chev.Arachis rasteiro A.Chev.Lathyrus esquirolii H.Lév.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social use
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier318562-2
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeYes
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.