Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusChenopodium
Scientific name with authorshipChenopodium quinoa Willd.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chenopodium album f. subspontaneum KuntzeChenopodium album subsp. quinoa (Willd.) KuntzeChenopodium album var. laciniatum Alef.Chenopodium album var. moquinii Alef.Chenopodium album var. purpurascens (B.Juss. ex Jacq.) Alef.Chenopodium album var. purpurascens (Jacq.) KuntzeChenopodium album var. quinoa (Willd.) Alef.Chenopodium album var. quinoa (Willd.) KuntzeChenopodium atriplicis L.fil.Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. nuttallii (Saff.) H.D.Wilson & HeiserChenopodium ccoyto Toro Torr.Chenopodium ccuchi-huila Toro Torr.Chenopodium chilense Pers.Chenopodium guinoa Krock.Chenopodium hircinum f. laciniatum (Moq.) AellenChenopodium hircinum f. rubescens (Moq.) AellenChenopodium hircinum f. viridescens (Moq.) AellenChenopodium hircinum subsp. milleanum AellenChenopodium hircinum var. andinum AellenChenopodium hircinum var. quinoa (Willd.) AellenChenopodium hircinum var. rhombicum AellenChenopodium leucospermum Schrad.Chenopodium nuttallii Saff.Chenopodium punctulatum Scop.Chenopodium purpurascens B.Juss.Chenopodium purpurascens B.Juss. ex Jacq.Chenopodium purpurascens var. lanceolatum Moq.Chenopodium purpurascens var. punctulatum Moq.Chenopodium quinoa f. albidocinereum CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. albidomacrospermum CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. albolucidum CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. cami-hupa CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. choque-pitu CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. gracilius CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. huatajatanum CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. jaru CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. kcella CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. leuco-flavospermum CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. lilacinum CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. parvo-incrassatum CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. pillapense CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. pseudoamarantiforme CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. purpureum AellenChenopodium quinoa f. purpuricaule CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. real CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. roseocinereum CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. rubrinervium CárdenasChenopodium quinoa f. subviridocinereum CárdenasChenopodium quinoa subsp. milleanum AellenChenopodium quinoa var. laciniatum Moq.Chenopodium quinoa var. lutescens Hunz.Chenopodium quinoa var. melanospermum Hunz.Chenopodium quinoa var. orbicans MurrChenopodium quinoa var. quinoaChenopodium quinoa var. rubescens Moq.Chenopodium quinoa var. viridescens Moq.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier165175-1
Use codesGS HF ME
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.