Macrotyloma geocarpum
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Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal and Baudet |
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M. geocarpa |
Macrotyloma geocarpum, also known as the geocarpa groundnut, Hausa groundnut, or Kersting's groundnut, is an herbaceous annual plant and a crop of minor economic importance in Sub-Saharan Africa, tolerant of drought, with a growth habit similar to that of the peanut.