Quinoa
Appearance
Quinoa | |
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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] | |
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Quinoa (/ˈkiːnwɑː/, frae Quechua: kinwa),[2] a species o guissfit (Chenopodium), is a grain crop grown primarily for its edible seeds.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Archived frae the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 1 Mey 2014.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)