Arachis monticola

Arachis monticola is a close relative of the domesticated peanut (Arachis hypogaea). Besides the peanut, it is the only other tetraploid species in the genus Arachis. It is thought to be the immediate wild ancestor of peanut,^[1] although it may be a weedy form, descended from cultivated peanuts.^[2]

Arachis monticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Arachis
Species:	A. monticola
Binomial name
Arachis monticola Krapov. & Rigoni