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Arachis hypogaea

‘Aratita

Peanut

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Peanut, Groundnut, Earthnut, Monkey-nut, Goober; German Erdnuss

TRADITIONAL NAMES: ‘Aratita (RR MG AT MK AK); Other Polynesian - Pīnati (SAM)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Brazil

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Food (SD 1+)

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+
P
+
+
-
X
-
-

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Arachis hypogaea Linnaeus
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ROSIDAE; Fabales (Legumes); FABACEAE

More Information

GENERAL NOTE: Occasionally cultivated but mostly imported (AW90). ACSm widespread in S.America by 800 B.C.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.450 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.84 Royal Hort. Soc. Index of Garden Plants
p.472 Tropica
p.3/260 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
p.358a Whistler - Ethnobotany of the Cook Islands

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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