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Classification According to Waldron

All the cultivated groundnuts have been divided into two groups.

(1) The erect or bunch type—include Arachis hypogaea subspecies fastigiata.
(2) The trailing or spreading type—include Arachis hypogaea subspecies procumbens,

Classification According to Specialists of Tamil Nadu State

Cultivated A. hypogaea has been classified into five varieties based on habit of growth, testa colour, size and other characters of pods, leaf characters etc.

(1) A. hypogaea var. oleifera
(2) A. hypogaea var. nambyquare
(3) A hypogaea var. raster
(4) A. hypogaea var. asiattca
(5) A. hypogaea var. gigantea

Most of the cultivated groundnuts are described as forms under vat oleifera.