Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. nuttalliae

Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. nuttalliae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Chenopodioideae
Tribus: Chenopodieae
Genus: Chenopodium
Species: Chenopodium berlandieri
Subspecies: Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. nuttalliae

Name

Chenopodium berlandieri Moq. subsp. nuttalliae (Saff.) H.Dan.Wilson & Heiser, Amer. J. Bot. 66(2): 205. (1979)

Sometimes also considered as a synonym of Chenopodium quinoa.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Chenopodium nuttalliae Saff., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 8: 523. (1918)
    • Type: Mexico: cultivated in the vicinity of Mexico City and purchased in the market at Xochimilco, 25 Nov 1917 by Mrs. Zelia Nuttall. Holotype: US.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Ciudad de Mexico, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Puebla, Veracruz References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wilson, H.D. & Heiser, C.B. 1979. The origin and evolutionary relationships of 'Huauzontle' (Chenopodium nuttalliae Safford), domesticated chenopod of Mexico. American Journal of Botany 66(2): 198–206. DOI: 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1979.tb06215.x Reference page. : 205
• Safford, W.E. 1918. Chenopodium nuttalliae, a food plant of the Aztecs. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 8(15): 521–527. BHL Reference page. : 523

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Chenopodium berlandieri nuttalliae. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. nuttalliae. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 12 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. nuttalliae in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 12.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. nuttalliae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Huauzontle
español: Huauzontle

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