Chenopodium quinoa

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Chenopodium quinoa']

• English: quinoa
• العربية: الكينوا
• مصرى: كينوا
• asturianu: quinoa
• Aymar aru: Jiwra
• azərbaycanca: Kinoa
• беларуская (тарашкевіца): кіноа
• български: Киноа
• català: Quinoa
• čeština: merlík čilský
• dansk: Quinoa
• Deutsch: Andenhirse, Inkakorn, Inkareis, Perureis, Quinoa, Reismelde, Reisspinat, Quinoa, Inkareis, Reismelde, Inkakorn, Reisspinat, Andenhirse, Perureis
• Ελληνικά: Κινόα
• Esperanto: Kvinoo
• español: Arroz Andino, Kinwa, Quínoa, Quinua, Quínoa, Arroz Andino, Quinua, Kinwa
• eesti: Tšiili hanemalts
• euskara: Kinoa
• فارسی: کینوآ
• suomi: Kvinoa, kvinoa
• français: Quinoa
• Nordfriisk: Kinoa
• Gaeilge: cuineo
• galego: Quinoa
• עברית: קינואה
• हिन्दी: क्विन्वा
• hrvatski: Kvinoja
• magyar: Kinoa
• հայերեն: Սագախոտ
• Bahasa Indonesia: Kinoa
• íslenska: Kínóa
• italiano: Quinoa
• 日本語: キヌア
• Jawa: Quinoa
• ქართული: კინოა
• ಕನ್ನಡ: ಕೀನೋವಾ
• 한국어: 퀴노아
• lietuvių: Bolivinė balanda
• latviešu: kinoja
• Bahasa Melayu: Kuinoa
• norsk bokmål: Quinoa
• Nederlands: Quinoa
• norsk nynorsk: Perumelde, Quinoa
• norsk: Quinoa
• occitan: Quinoa
• Kapampangan: Quinoa
• polski: komosa ryżowa
• português: Quinoa
• Runa Simi: Kinwa
• română: Quinoa
• русский: Киноа
• Scots: Quinoa
• srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Kinoa
• Simple English: Quinoa
• slovenščina: perujski riž, kvinoja
• shqip: Kuinoa
• српски / srpski: Kinoa
• svenska: Mjölmålla
• தமிழ்: கினோவா
• ไทย: คีนวา, กีนัว
• Tagalog: Quinoa
• Türkçe: Kinoa
• українська: Кіноа
• اردو: کینوآ
• Tiếng Việt: Diêm mạch
• 吴语: 藜麦
• 粵語: 藜麥
• 中文: 藜麥, 昆诺阿藜, 藜麦
• 粵語: 藜麥

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: eudicots • Cladus: core eudicots • Cladus: superasterids • Ordo: Caryophyllales • Familia: Amaranthaceae • Subfamilia: Chenopodioideae • Genus: Chenopodium • Species: Chenopodium quinoa Willd., 1797

Wikispecies has an entry on:

Chenopodium quinoa

• GRIN link: Chenopodium quinoa Willd.
• ITIS link: Chenopodium quinoa Willd.
• NCBI link: Chenopodium quinoa
• The Plant List link: Chenopodium quinoa Willd. (Source: KewGarden WCSP)
• Tropicos link: Chenopodium quinoa Willd. (+ sub-taxa)

Photos

Plants

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  Diversity of quinoa near harvest, with quinoa farmer, in Cachilaya, Bolivia, Province La Paz
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  Lanscape with Chenopodium quinoa Cachilaya Bolivia Lake Titicaca
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  in Peru. Altitude: 3800m
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  Red quinoa plants
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Leaves

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  stem and leaves
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  Translucent salt glands on leaf
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  Pigmented salt glands on leaf
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  seedlings

Inflorescence

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  before flowering
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  Chenopodium quinoa -red faro- - Museum specimen

Flowers

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  Quinoa flower
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  Internal flower anatomy

Developing Seeds

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  Developing black quinoa seed
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  Developing brown quinoa seed
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Seeds

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  500g bag
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  Grain colour variation in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

Food

 See also category: Quinoa-based food.

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  Quinoa cornflakes
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  Cooked Quinoa
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  Red Quinoa
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  Couscous and Quinoa
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  Quinoa soup
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  Stuffed mushrooms with spiced quinoa

Harvesting and handling

 See also category: Quinoa fields.

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  in Peru
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  in Ecuador
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  Dry quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) ready for threshing
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  Farmers threshing quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
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  Drying freshly harvested quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) in Titicaca lakeshore landscape

Illustrations

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  Distribution