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Pinto peanut (Arachis pintoi)

Dlium Pinto peanut (Arachis pintoi)

Kacang hias or pinto peanut (Arachis pintoi) is plant species in Fabaceae that grow above the surface of the land, lowlands and highlands in the tropics, very adaptive but prefer to live in the shade rather than being exposed to direct sunlight.

A. pintoi is an annual herb, the stems grow to form a sturdy plait, the roots will grow from the stem if it has direct contact with the soil, has the ability to tether nitrogen from the air and is very well grown as ground cover, fodder, ornamental plants in urban areas and reduce erosion.







This plant has two pairs of leaves on each stalk, oval shaped for 1.5 cm wide and 3 cm long, producing continuous flowers throughout life for 40-65 flowers per square meter every day. Pollination will push the ovary in the gynophore to extend up to 27 cm and enter the ground up to 7 cm to form a pod that usually contains a seed.

This species grows and develops well in sub-tropical and tropical regions, annual rainfall is above 1000 mm and 3-4 months strong dry but it will shed many leaves. Growth will be stunted and the leaves turn yellow if lacking water, frequent flooding and high salt levels.

This plant is often used as erosion control, land rehabilitation, weed control, nematode control including Meloidogyne arabicide and Meloidogyne exigua, to feed cattle, horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens. The leaves contain high levels of protein and are good for digestion.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae
Genus: Arachis L. in Sp. Pl.: 741 (1753)
Species: Arachis pintoi Krapov. & W.C.Greg. in Bonplandia (Corrientes) 8: 81 (1994)

PUBLICATIONS

Atahuachi, M., Seijo, J.G., Simpson, C.E. & Montenegro Valls, J.F. (2021). Personal communication on Fabaceae, Arachis. 1.

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Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.

Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção

Funez, L.A. & al. (2017). Fifty-five new records of vascular plants, and other discoveries for the flora of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 72: 221-275.

Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.

Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria.

Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

VERNACULAR NAME

Albay: Mani-mani
Bikol: Mani-mani
Burmese: အလှဆင်ပဲများ
Chinese (simplified): 遍地黄金 - 平托花生
Chinese (traditional): 蔓花生
English: Pinto peanut, Ornamental beans
Filipino: Mani-mani
French: Arachide sauvage
Indonesian: Kacang hias, Katangan, Rumput Pinto, Rumput Mani
Javanese: Katami, Kacang Mani, Suket Mani, Suket Pinto, Katangan, Tapak Tami
Khmer: សណ្តែកតុបតែង
Lao: ຖົ່ວພັນປະດັບ
Madura: Katangan
Portuguese: Amendoim-forrageiro
Rapu-Rapu: Mani-mani
Russian: Арахис Пинто
Spanish: Manicillo, Maní forrajero
Sulawesi Utara: Mani-mani
Taiwan: 蔓花生
Thai: ถั่วลิสงเถา
Vietnam: Đậu cảnh Yogyakarta: Tapak Tami

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