Chenopodium quinoa

 Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Chenopodium quinua']

• English: quinoa
• العربية: الكينوا
• Aymar aru: Jiwra
• azərbaycanca: Kinoa
• 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
• français: Quinoa
• Nordfriisk: Kinoa
• galego: Quinoa
• עברית: קינואה
• हिन्दी: क्विन्वा
• hrvatski: Kvinoja
• magyar: Kinoa
• Bahasa Indonesia: Kinoa
• íslenska: Kínóa
• italiano: Quinoa
• 日本語: キヌア
• ಕನ್ನಡ: ಕೀನೋವಾ
• 한국어: 퀴노아
• lietuvių: Bolivinė balanda
• 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: Kvinoja
• svenska: Mjölmålla
• தமிழ்: quinoa
• ไทย: กีนัว
• Tagalog: Quinoa
• Türkçe: Kinoa
• українська: Кіноа
• Tiếng Việt: Diêm mạch
• 粵語: 藜麥
• 中文: 藜麥
• 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