Amphicarpaea

Amphicarpaea, commonly known as hogpeanut,^[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes three species native to eastern North America and southern, southeastern, and eastern Asia.^[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Amphicarpaea
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Clade:	Millettioids
Tribe:	Phaseoleae
Subtribe:	Glycininae
Genus:	Amphicarpaea Elliott ex Nutt. (1818), nom. cons.
Species[1]
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald Amphicarpaea edgeworthii Benth. Amphicarpaea ferruginea Benth.
Synonyms[1]
Cryptolobus Spreng. (1818) Falcata J.F.Gmel. (1792) Lobomon Raf. (1836) Savia Raf. (1808), nom. illeg. Tetrodea Raf. (1836), nom. superfl.

Species include:^[1]

• Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald – eastern North America^[3]
• Amphicarpaea edgeworthii Benth. – eastern and southeast Asia (China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, Vietnam)^[4][5]
• Amphicarpaea ferruginea Benth. – Nepal to eastern Himalalayas, Myanmar, south-central China (Sichuan and Yunnan), and Thailand

It is classified in subtribe Glycininae and its closest relatives are Glycine and Teramnus:^[6]

	Amphicarpaea
	Glycine Teramnus