Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.)Fern.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Amphicarpaea Nutt.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [1115][1678]

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Other names:

• Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.)Fern. Var. comosa (L.)Fern. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.)Fern. Var. pitcheri (Torrey & A.Gray)Fern. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Amphicarpaea chamaecaulis Boivin & Raym. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Amphicarpaea ciliata Raf. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Amphicarpaea comosa (L.)Loudon [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Amphicarpaea cuspidata Raf. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Amphicarpaea deltifolia Raf. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Amphicarpaea elliottii Raf. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Amphicarpaea heterophyla Raf. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Amphicarpaea monoica (L.)Nutt. [Synonym] [1115][1680][1678]
  
• Amphicarpaea monoica (L.)Nutt. Var. comosa (L.)Eaton [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Amphicarpaea pitcheri Torrey & A.Gray [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Amphicarpaea sarmentosa Nutt. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Amphicarpaea villosa Raf. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Falcata bracteata (L.)Farw. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Falcata caroliniana J.Gmelin [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Falcata comosa (L.)Kuntze [Synonym] [1680][1678]
  
• Falcata pitcheri (Torrey & A.Gray)Kuntze [Synonym] [1680][1678]
  
• Glycine bracteata L. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Glycine comosa L. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Glycine monoica L. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Glycine sarmentosa Roth [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Lobomon acutifolium Raf. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Lobomon montanum Raf. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Lobomon obtusifolium Raf. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Lobomon sarmentosum (Elliott)Raf. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Savia volubilis Raf. [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Tetrodea comosa (L.)Jackson [Synonym] [1678]
  
• Tetrodea monoica (L.)Raf. [Synonym] [1678]
  

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Common Names:

• Hog Peanut [1680] [2338]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1993 Newell CA
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Geographical Distribution:

• Asia [1930] [2826] [2827]
  • Japan [1930]
  • Korea [2826]
  • Taiwan [2827]

• Central America [1678]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1678]
    • Veracruz [1678]

• North America
  • Canada [1115] [1431] [1678] [1680]
  • United States [1115] [1325] [1678] [1680]

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Notes:

• Japanese distribution: Hokkaido; Honshu; Shikoku; Kyushu
  
• Vars. edgeworthii and japonica recognised in Japan and Indo-China. [1931] [2826] [2832]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:48:00