Fabaceae

Bambara groundnut

Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vigna

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Common names

By language (26)

Arabic: لوبياء مطمورة
arz: لوبياء مطموره
dag: Simkpilli
dga: Simie, Seŋkãã
Dutch: Bambara groundnut
English: Bambara groundnut, Bambarra groundnut
Esperanto: Voandzeo
Finnish: Maapapu
French: Pois bambara, Pois de terre, Voandzou
German: Bambara-Erdnuss, Bambara-Erdnuß, Erderbse
Hebrew: אגוזי במברה
Igbo: Bambara groundnut
Indonesian: Kacang bogor
Japanese: バンバラマメ
Javanese: Kacang Bogor
Korean: 밤바라땅콩
Macedonian: Бамбарска кикиритка
Malagasy: Voanzo
Malay: Kacang bogor
Norwegian Bokmål: Angolaert
sg: Gbô-kôrâ
Shona: Nyimo
Sundanese: Kacang bogor
Swahili: Mnjugu-mawe
Swedish: Bambarajordnöt
tum: Skaŵa

Synonyms

Arachidna trifolia Adans. ex A.Chev.
Arachis africana Burm.f.
Cryptolobus africanus Spreng.
Cryptolobus subterraneus (L.) Spreng.
Geolobus flavus Raf.
Glycine subterranea L.
Tetrodea subterranea (L.) Raf.
Vigna subterranea var. spontanea (Harms) Pasquet
Voandzeia subterranea (L.) Thouars
Voandzeia subterranea (L.) DC.
Voandzeia subterranea f. spontanea Harms
Voandzeia subterranea var. spontanea (Harms) Hepper

Photos

Photo: tmcowiti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.