Chenopodium quinoa

Chenopodium quinoa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae
Subfamilia: Chenopodioideae
Tribus: Chenopodieae
Genus: Chenopodium
Species: Chenopodium quinoa
Subspecies: C. q. subsp. milleanum – C. q. subsp. quinoa

Name

Chenopodium quinoa Willd., 1797

Synonyms

• Chenopodium album subsp. quinoa (Willd.) Kuntze
• Chenopodium album var. quinoa (Willd.) Kuntze
• Chenopodium canihua O.F.Cook
• Chenopodium ccoyto Toro Torrico
• Chenopodium ccuchi-huila Toro Torrico
• Chenopodium chilense Pers. (nom invalid.)
• Chenopodium guinoa Krock.
• Chenopodium hircinum var. quinoa (Willd.) Aellen
• Chenopodium nuttalliae Saff.

References

• Willdenow, Carl Ludwig von (1797): Species Plantarum 1(2):1301. (scanned at BHL)
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06]. [1]
• synonyms of Chenopodium quinoa at Tropicos

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Quinoa, Inkareis, Reismelde, Inkakorn, Reisspinat, Andenhirse, Perureis
Ελληνικά: Κινόα
English: Quinoa
español: Quínoa, Arroz Andino, Quinua, Kinwa
français: Quinoa
italiano: Quinoa
norsk bokmål: Quinoa
norsk nynorsk: Perumelde, Quinoa
polski: Komosa Ryżowa
svenska: Mjölmålla

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