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Arachis pintoi

Krapov. & W.C.Greg. (1994)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Arachis

golden glory, pinto peanut

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bonplandia (Corrientes) 8: 81 (1994)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:304 (DESCR); Faccenda 2024a:84 (NEWNAT/K, O, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Arachis pintoi Waimanalo. Frankie's Nursery, 41-999 Mahiku Place Preserved_Specimen Stems firm-succulent; lvs medium green, underside paler; flws yellow-orange, borne above foliage; frts form underground (immature ones only). Takes heavy traffic, high drought tolerance, little moisture; easily propagated from cuttings, spreads horizontally, fomrs thick mat 4-6 tall. Sekiya, F. Oahu BISH 1996-07-10
2 Arachis pintoi Waimanalo. Frankie's Nursery, 41-999 Mahiku Place Preserved_Specimen Stems firm-succulent; lvs medium green, underside paler; flws yellow-orange, borne above foliage; frts form underground (immature ones only). Takes heavy traffic, high drought tolerance, little moisture; easily propagated from cuttings, spreads horizontally, fomrs thick mat 4-6 tall. Sekiya, F. Oahu BISH 1996-07-10
3 Arachis pintoi Koolaupoko distr., Waimanalo, Kakaina St. Vacant lot, growing on piles of red clay topsoil among weeds and grasses. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling groundcover with deep tap root and rooting at nodes. Flowers few, bright golden yellow; fruits immature, underground, from stem nodes. Staples, G.W. 1224 Oahu BISH 2005-02-17
4 Arachis pintoi Drum Road- Helemano Reservation end Preserved_Specimen Gustine, J. 48 Oahu BISH 2007-04-27
5 Arachis pintoi Tantalus, Round Top Road near Puu Kakea Pl. Moist, partly shady roadside, near houses Preserved_Specimen Naturalizing on side of road in mowed grass and in unmowed weedy area Faccenda, K. 2381 Oahu BISH 2022-05-27
6 Arachis pintoi Koloa, N.T.B.G.'s Visitor Center groundcover around parking lot Preserved_Specimen Mat-forming herb; stems pale greenish-white, stipules same with occasional pinkish tinge; leaves dull pale green above, ~glossy grey-green below; pedicel erect, holding flower above foliage, pale pink becoming white below flower; corolla yellow, not fragrant (11 am) Flynn, T.W. 6740 Kauai BISH 2000-09-12
7 Arachis pintoi Mau'umae Ridge, intersection of Sierra Dr. and Mariposa St. Weed in mowed, unirrigated lawn Preserved_Specimen Not planted, this was mixed in with Cynodon dactylon and growing as a weed. Flowers yellow and very fragile. One underground peanut Faccenda, K. 3053 Oahu BISH 2023-03-04
8 Arachis pintoi Kapa'a valley, Olohena Rd. 500 m E. of Hono Ohala Pl. Roadside, with assorted weeds, sunny, moist Preserved_Specimen Spreading on roadside, near house, naturalizing, flowers yellow, very delicate. Rooting vigorously at nodes. Unsure if this was fruiting as I didn't have a shovel to dig it up Faccenda, K. 2391 Kauai BISH 2022-05-29
9 Arachis pintoi Lyon arboretum, Manoa In wet rainforest along trail Preserved_Specimen Weed along trail, unlikely planted. Small colony 1 m wide. Flowers bright yellow. Evidence of natural spread of this species Faccenda, K. 2719 Oahu BISH 2022-09-29
10 Arachis pintoi Kauai County: Wailua Homesteads, Kahoalele Street, along the side of the road in lawn turf grass. Residential lawns spilling over onto roadside W/ lawn turf grasses, Linderna c.f procumbins, Erigeron bellioides, Oldenlandia corymbosa, Desmodium incanum, Oxalis corniculata, Mimosa pudica, Portu Preserved_Specimen Arachis cf. pintoi. Spreading, out-competing the turf grass on side of road. Forming a dense mat. Flowers yellow on long pedicels. Pedicels snap easily when collecting. Spilling out of a yard and above a rock wall covering an area c. 30 x 10 ft. Tangalin, N 5132 Kauai BISH 2021-02-18
11 Arachis pintoi Whitmore village, Ahaehe Ave and Ehoeho Ave In mowed lawn, moist, sunny area Preserved_Specimen Only one clump seen, about 2m wide and circular. Unlikely planted in this lawn as it was rather unsightly Faccenda, K. 3010 Oahu BISH 2023-01-18
12 Arachis pintoi Koolaupoko distr., Waimanalo, Kakaina St. Vacant lot, growing on piles of red clay topsoil among weeds and grasses. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling groundcover with deep tap root and rooting at nodes. Flowers few, bright golden yellow; fruits immature, underground, from stem nodes. Staples, G.W. 1224 Oahu BISH 2005-02-17
13 Arachis pintoi Lihue, 4330 Kukui Grove St. Public, commercial area Preserved_Specimen leafs with plant pathogen Puccinia arachidis, urediniospores were observed from the lower leaf surface Ishii, L. 26 Kauai BISH 2023-07-28
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