Amphicarpaea
Amphicarpaea, commonly known as hogpeanut, is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes three species native to eastern North America and southern, southeastern, and eastern Asia. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
| Subtribe: | Glycininae |
| Genus: | Amphicarpaea Elliott ex Nutt. (1818), nom. cons. |
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Species include:
- Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald – eastern North America
- Amphicarpaea edgeworthii Benth. – eastern and southeast Asia (China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, Vietnam)
- Amphicarpaea ferruginea Benth. – Nepal to eastern Himalalayas, Myanmar, south-central China (Sichuan and Yunnan), and Thailand
It is classified in subtribe Glycininae and its closest relatives are Glycine and Teramnus:
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