Habitat
- Savannah-like Cerrado doc/906954
- Temporarily flooded áreas doc/906954
Distribuição / ocorrência
- Endemic to South América doc/906954
- Center of origin: SW Mato Grosso do Sul to S Goiás, Brazil doc/189217
- Cultivated in 80 countries of América, Ásia and África doc/629409
- Major producers: China, USA, Índia doc/629409
- World annual production approximately 38 million tonnes doc/1006434
Fenologia
- Fertilized ovary carried on peg into ground where pod development occurs doc/184708
- Cultivated for more than 5000 years in South América doc/189217
Morfologia
- Annual herb doc/184708
- Erect forms up to 60 cm tall or prostrate forms usually under 30 cm doc/184708
- Allotetraploid with 2n = 4x = 40 chromosomes, AABB genome formula doc/189217
Usos
- Production of high-quality vegetable oil doc/910741
- Natural and processed foods doc/910741
- Feedstock for industrial applications doc/910741
- Second-most important grain legume crop worldwide after soybean doc/184708
Propagação / germinação
- Multiple botanical varieties with distinct agronomic groups (Valência, Spanish, Virginia) doc/629409
Espécies associadas
- Bactéria found in cultivated áreas and forest soils doc/971099
Outras informações
- Contains flavonoids, phenolic acids, phytosterols, alkaloids, and stilbenes doc/910741
- Displays antioxidative, antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory activities doc/910741