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Fagopyrum esculentum
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Tommelen nature reserve, Hasselt, Belgium
Photo: Bart Wursten
Tommelen nature reserve, Hasselt, Belgium
Photo: Bart Wursten
Tommelen nature reserve, Hasselt, Belgium
Photo: Bart Wursten
Tommelen nature reserve, Hasselt, Belgium
Photo: Bart Wursten
Jozef Vermaesenplein, Malderen, Belgium
Photo: Bart Wursten
Jozef Vermaesenplein, Malderen, Belgium
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Fagopyrum sagittatum Gilib. Fagopyrum vulgare T. Nees Polygonum fagopyrum L. |
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Erect annual herb up to 60 cm high. Leaves alternate, triangular-cordate, up to 10 cm long, lower leaves petiolate, upper leaves sessile with basal lobes clasping the stems; margin entire or sinuate; petiole up to 8 cm long. Flowers axillary and terminal in bracteate clusters together forming branched racemose heads. Perianth greenish-white, often pink-tipped. Fruit an ovoid, sharply 3-sided nut, 5-7.5 mm long, dull dark brown or grey. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | esculentum: edible |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Asia and widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 68. Nogueira, I., Ortiz, S. & Paiva, J.A.R. (2006). Polygonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 2 - 3. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 93. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Fagopyrum esculentum
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Fagopyrum esculentumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Fagopyrum esculentum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Fagopyrum esculentum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Fagopyrum esculentum
JSTOR Plant Science: Fagopyrum esculentum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Fagopyrum esculentum
Plants of the World Online: Fagopyrum esculentum
Tropicos: Fagopyrum esculentum
Wikipedia: Fagopyrum esculentum
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