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Taxon:  Chenopodium quinoa Willd.



Summary
Genus:
Chenopodium
Family:
Chenopodiaceae
Subfamily:
Chenopodioideae
Tribe:
Chenopodieae
Nomen number:
10194
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1(2):1301. 1798
Verified:
04/15/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
13 (12  active, 11  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Chenopodium quinoa Willd. subsp. milleanum (Aellen) Aellen (0 active accession[s])
Chenopodium quinoa Willd. subsp. quinoa (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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  2. Beauge, A. 1974. Chenopodium album et especes affines: etude historique et statistique. 73-157.
  3. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
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  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  7. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
  8. Hegi, G. et al. 1960. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa. ed. 1:1906-1931; ed. 2:1936-68; ed. 3:1966- 3:627.
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  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  11. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. Flora of Peru. 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  12. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
  13. Maughan, P. J. et al. 2007. Chapter 9. Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa). Genome mapping and molecular breeding in plants (7 vols.). 2007 3:147-158.
  14. Muñoz Pizarro, C. Sinopsis de la flora Chilena. 1959
  15. Rea, J. 1968. Bibliografia sobre quinua y canihua.
  16. Rehm, S. & G. Espig. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics. 1991
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  21. Wilson, H. D. 1990. Quinua and relatives (Chenopodium sect. Chenopodium subsect. Cellulata). Econ. Bot. 44(suppl. 3):92-110.
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Common names
English
quinoa –
Portuguese (Brazil)
quinoa –
Swedish
mjölmålla –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCordoba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaNarino 
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Native
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Cordoba], Chile
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Cultivated
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia [Narino], Ecuador, Peru
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10194. Accessed 10 January 2025.

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