Bambara groundnut
| Vigna subterranea | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Vigna |
| Species: | V. subterranea |
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Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. |
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Vigna subterranea (also known by its common names Bambara groundnut, Bambara-bean,Congo goober,earth pea,ground-bean, or hog-peanut) is a member of the family Fabaceae. The plant originated in West Africa. Vigna subterranea ripens its pods underground, much like the peanut (also called a groundnut). They can be eaten fresh or boiled after drying.
The name for the Bambara groundnut in the Bambara language of Mali (Bamanankan) is tiganingɛlɛn or tiganinkurun, literally "little hard peanut" (peanut is tiga). Among other West African languages it is known by other names; in Hausa it is variously referred to as Gurjiya or Kwaruru. In Goemai, Kwam; and in Kanuri, Ngangala; in Ibo, Okpa and in Ga, Akwei. In the Upper East Region of Ghana, it is referred to as "Suma".
Bambara groundnuts are also known as jugo beans or in Swahili, njugumawe. In the Republic of Zambia, bambara groundnuts are known as either Lituhu (siLozi), ntoyo (ciBemba),katoyo (kiKaonde), or mbwiila (chiTonga). In the Angolan plateau the plant is known as viẽlõ in the local Umbundu language, while in Angolan Portuguese it is mostly called feijão-gengibre (meaning ginger-bean). In Shangaan they are known as tindluwa. In Malagasy, the language of Madagascar, they are known as voanjobory, which translates to "round peanut." Interestingly enough, in the Ghanaian Ewe language, they are known as azi nogui, which also translates to "round peanut." Also, in the Dagbani language of the Dagombas in Northern Ghana, it is called 'simkpla', which also translates literally as 'round peanuts'. In Indonesia it is called "kacang bogor", which literally means "Bogor peanut", because this plant is widely cultured in Bogor, West Java. It is called "kacang poi" in Malay language, not to be confused with "kacang pool" which serves as one of popular dishes in the southern region of Malaysia. In the Shona language of Zimbabwe it is known as "Nyimo", and "indlubu" in the ndebele language. In Silozi, they are called 'Lituu.' In Oshiwambo language of Namibia, it is called "ofukwa" for singular or "eefukwa" for plural.
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