{"id":1377100,"date":"2016-09-25T14:15:09","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T14:15:09","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:24:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T12:54:00","slug":"fagopyrum-tataricum","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/fagopyrum-tataricum\/","title":{"rendered":"Fagopyrum tataricum (Introduced)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fagopyrum tataricum <\/i>(L.) Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 182 1790<\/i>. (Syn: Fagopyrum dentatum<\/i> Moench; Fagopyrum rotundatum<\/i> Bab.; Fagopyrum suffruticosum<\/i> Fr. Schmidt; Helxine tatarica<\/i> (L.) Kuntze; Phegopyrum tataricum<\/i> (L.) Peterm.; Polygonum occidentale<\/i> Herb. Berol. ex Meisn.; Polygonum sinarum<\/i> Desv. ex Meisn.; Polygonum tataricum<\/i> L.);
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\nTibet to Central China: China North-Central, China South-Central, Tibet;<\/span> Introduced into: Afghanistan, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Bangladesh, Belgium, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China Southeast, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Qinghai, Qu\u00e9bec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South European Russi, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, Vermont, West Himalaya,<\/span> West Siberia, West Virginia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia<\/span> as per POWO<\/a>;<\/div>\n
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Common name: Tartary Buckwheat, Duckwheat, India buckwheat, India wheat, Green buckwheat \u2022 Nepali:<\/strong> \u0924\u093f\u0924\u0947 \u092b\u093e\u092a\u0930 Tite Phaapar
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Fagopyrum tataricum, also known as Tartary buckwheat<\/b>,[2]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> duckwheat<\/b>,[3]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> India buckwheat<\/b>,[3]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> India wheat<\/b>,[3]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> green buckwheat<\/b>,[3]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> ku qiao<\/b>,[3]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> or bitter buckwheat<\/b>,[4]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> is a domesticated<\/span><\/a> food plant<\/span><\/a> in the genus<\/span><\/a> Fagopyrum<\/span><\/a><\/i> in the family Polygonaceae<\/i><\/span><\/a>. With another species in the same <\/span>genus<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>common buckwheat<\/span><\/a>, it is often counted as a <\/span>cereal<\/span><\/a>, but unlike the true cereals the buckwheats are not members of the <\/span>grass<\/span><\/a> family<\/span><\/a>. Thus they are not related to true <\/span>wheat<\/span><\/a>. Tartary buckwheat is bitterer, but contains more <\/span>rutin<\/span><\/a> than common buckwheat. It also contains <\/span>quercitrin<\/span><\/a>.[5]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/span>Tartar buckwheat<\/b> was domesticated in <\/span>east Asia<\/span><\/a>, and is also cultivated in Europe and North America.[6]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> While it is an unfamiliar food in the West, it is common in the <\/span>Himalayan<\/span><\/a> region today, as well as other regions in Southwest China such as <\/span>Guizhou<\/span><\/a> province.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The plant has been cultivated in many parts of the world though when found among other crops it is considered a weed.[7]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>[8]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/div>\n
Fagopyrum tataricum<\/i> contains aromatic substances<\/span>. The most important difference when compared to the aroma of Fagopyrum esculentum<\/i><\/span><\/a> <\/i>is the absence of salicylaldehyde<\/span><\/a> and presence of naphthalene<\/span><\/a>.[9]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/div>\n
(from Wikipedia<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 25.9.16)
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Fwd: SK102SEP16-1016:ID- 1<\/a>\u00a0: 3 posts by 1 author. Attachments (<\/span>4<\/span>)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Sharing some pictures for ID. Shot at Leh on 20 August 2014 at 11000 ft.<\/span><\/div>\n
My guess is\u00a0Fagopyrum tataricum<\/i><\/span>\u00a0(L.)<\/span> Gaertn<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Appears close to images at<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/<\/span>Fagopyrum_tataricum_-_<\/span>Kops.jpg<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.anpc.ab.ca\/wiki\/<\/span>index.php\/Fagopyrum_tataricum<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yes, is a Buckwheat<\/b>.<\/div>\n
There are 3 species recorded from Ladakh by Dickore & Klimes\u00a0including Fagopyrum kashmirianum<\/i><\/u> – this was described by Munshi but is morphologically close to F.esculentum<\/i><\/u> and generally treated as the same species.<\/div>\n
So this leaves a choice between F.esculentum<\/i><\/u> and F.tartaricum<\/i><\/u>, as has been suggested.<\/div>\n
F.esculentum<\/i><\/u> is the common buckwheat cultivated along the Himalaya especially in the higher inner valleys above 1800m incl. Ladakh.<\/span><\/div>\n
F.tartaricum<\/i><\/u> is even hardier than F.esculentum<\/i><\/u>\u00a0but thought to be of poorer quality. It may be grown up to 4050m in Ladakh incl. Nubra.<\/span><\/div>\n
‘Flowers of the Himalaya’ state that F.tartaricum<\/i> differs from F.esculentum<\/i><\/u> “in having less conspicuous flower-clusters with smaller usually greenish flowers, nutlets with rough faces and toothed wavy angles.”<\/span><\/div>\n
From the images, I am in agreement with Saroj that it is Fagopyrum tartaricum<\/i>.
\n<\/span>There is a very good selection of images of F.esculentum<\/i><\/u> on Wikipedia Commons, see: <\/span>https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/<\/span>wiki\/Fagopyrum_esculentum<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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References:
\n<\/span>POWO<\/a> \u00a0Catalogue of Life<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 The Plant List Ver.1.1<\/a> \u00a0GBIF<\/a> (with type specimen) Flora of China<\/a> \u00a0FOC illustration<\/a> \u00a0Flora of Pakistan<\/a> \u00a0FOP illustration<\/a>\u00a0 Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0India Biodiversity Portal<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0PFAF<\/a>\u00a0 Flowers of India<\/a>\u00a0 BSI Flora of India Checklist<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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