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Quinoa

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Quinoa
Scientific classification
Kinrick: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Faimily: Amaranthaceae
Subfaimily: Chenopodioideae
Genus: Chenopodium
Species: C. quinoa
Binomial name
Chenopodium quinoa
Naitural distribution in reid, Cultivation in green
Synonyms[1]
  • Chenopodium canihua Cook
  • Chenopodium ccoyto Toro Torr.
  • Chenopodium ccuchi-huila Toro Torr.
  • Chenopodium chilense Pers. nom. inval.
  • Chenopodium guinoa Krock.
  • Chenopodium nuttalliae Saff.
Chenopodium quinoa -red faro-

Quinoa (/ˈknwɑː/, frae Quechua: kinwa),[2] a species o guissfit (Chenopodium), is a grain crop grown primarily for its edible seeds.

References

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  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Archived frae the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 1 Mey 2014.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)