Vigna subterranea (Bambara Groundnut)

Bambara groundnut is a food plant from Africa that produces highly nutritious underground "nuts" that grow in a manner similar to a peanut.  It has apparently not been grown as a crop in Hawai`i or the U.S. so we are offering these seeds for experimentation.  We would appreciate feedback from our customers on how these have performed.

We have limited supplies of seeds of the red, yellow and assorted color varieties of this species.  Our seeds were obtained in 2022 from a supplier in Ghana.  They were issued a phytosanitary certificate by the Inspection Division of the Ghana Ministry of Food and Agriculture before shipment and were re-inspected and passed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture before entry into Hawai`i.   We also inspect all arriving seed shipments and the seeds are then treated by drying and freezing before sale to control insect pests that may have evaded detection.

As of mid-June 2022 samples of each lot of Gambara groundnuts were undergoing germination testing here.  The test results will be posted as they become available.

Please refer to our website page for addiitional information about this species.