Bambara groundnuts

Common NamesBambara groundnut, Bambara groundnuts, bambara beans, bambara nuts, gbokoro, ground beans, round nuts, voandzou, voandzou / adowoè, vouandzou
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Bambara groundnuts is commonly consumed in 27 countries.
Central African Republic
Common name: gbokoro
Angola
Common name: Bambara groundnut
DRC
Common name: vouandzou
Madagascar
Common name: bambara nuts
Malawi
Common name: ground beans
Mali
Common name: vouandzou
Namibia
Common name: bambara nuts
Niger
Common name: Bambara groundnut
Tanzania
Common name: bambara nuts
Togo
Common name: voandzou / adowoè
Uganda
Common name: bambara nuts
Zambia
Common name: bambara nuts
Zimbabwe
Common name: round nuts
South Sudan
Common name: Bambara nuts
Ghana
Common name: bambara beans
Guinea
Common name: vouandzou
South Africa
Common name: bambara nuts
Congo Brazzaville
Common name: voandzou
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Family
Fabaceae
Species
Vigna subterranea
Part Consumed
Seeds
Centers of Origin
East Africa, Southern Africa