Arachis villosulicarpa
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Arachis villosulicarpa (Groundnut) is a perennial
herb
in the Faboideae
family. This plant is only cultivated by indigenous people in Mato Grosso
, a state of Brazil
. This plant has never been found in the wild, and it is cited as a domesticated plant. It is cited as a gene
source for research in the plant biology of the peanut
(Arachis hypogaea). However, A. villosulicarpa is cited as an isolated product of domestication, and it does not have any genetic relationship with A. hypogaea.
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
herb
Herb
Except in botanical usage, an herb is "any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume" or "a part of such a plant as used in cooking"...
in the Faboideae
Faboideae
Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. One acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae....
family. This plant is only cultivated by indigenous people in Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest in area, located in the western part of the country.Neighboring states are Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. It also borders Bolivia to the southwest...
, a state of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. This plant has never been found in the wild, and it is cited as a domesticated plant. It is cited as a gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
source for research in the plant biology of the peanut
Peanut
The peanut, or groundnut , is a species in the legume or "bean" family , so it is not a nut. The peanut was probably first cultivated in the valleys of Peru. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing tall...
(Arachis hypogaea). However, A. villosulicarpa is cited as an isolated product of domestication, and it does not have any genetic relationship with A. hypogaea.