Amphicarpaea (Sturtevant, 1919)

← Amorphophallus

Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919 Amphicarpaea (Sturtevant, 1919)

Anacardium →

Amphicarpaea edgeworthii

• Accepted name : Amphicarpaea edgeworthii

Amphicarpaea edgeworthii Benth. Leguminosae. WILD BEAN. Himalayas. A wild, bean-like plant, the pods of which are gathered while green and used for food.

Amphicarpaea monoica

• Accepted name : Amphicarpaea bracteata

Amphicarpaea monoica Ell. HOG PEANUT. North America. A delicate vine growing in rich woodlands which bears two kinds of flowers, the lower ones subterranean and producing fruit. It is a native of eastern United States. Porcher says that in the South the subterranean pod is cultivated as a vegetable and is called hog peanut.