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INTERNATIONAL. VISITOR. Genus, Family & Specie. Genus: Arachis Family: Leguminosae Specie: hypogaea A tropical American vine, Arachis hypogaea, widely cultivated in semitropical regions, with yellow flowers on stalks which bend over so that the seed pods ripen underground.
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INTERNATIONAL VISITOR
Genus, Family & Specie • Genus: Arachis • Family: Leguminosae • Specie: hypogaea • A tropical American vine, Arachis hypogaea, widely cultivated in semitropical regions, with yellow flowers on stalks which bend over so that the seed pods ripen underground.
Plant Characteristics • Warm Season • Annual Legume • Yellow pea-like flower • Flower opens at dawn • Peduncle elongates into a stalk like stem called a “Peg” • Seeds/Nuts ripen underground in pods • Grows in well drained sandy soils
U.S. Consumption • Americans consume approx. • 600 Million Lbs. Of Peanuts Annually • 700 Million Lbs. Of Peanut Butter Annually
Market Types • Virginias • Runners • Spanish • Valencia
World Production • Asia & Africa produce 85% of the world’s peanut production (19 to 25 million tons) • Leading Peanut Producing Countries: India, China, United States, Sudan, Senegal & Indonesia
U.S. Peanut Production • Georgia • Alabama • North Carolina • Texas • Virginia • Oklahoma • U.S. Producers harvest approx. 3.4 Billion Lbs. Annually
Oklahoma Peanut Production • Caddo • Beckham • Harmon • Greer • Washita
Food Products • Peanut Butter • Ice Cream • Vegetable • Peanut Bread • Roasted Peanuts
Livestock Feed • Meal • Hay
Peanut Products • Paint • Soap • Shaving Cream • Face Powder • Plastics • Wall Board • Nitroglycerin
Origin • South America – Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and the area around the head waters of the Amazon River.