Chenopodium
See also: chenopodium
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn, “goose”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Proper noun
Chenopodium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – numerous herbaceous flowering plants, including goosefoot, lamb's quarters}, and quinoa.
Synonyms
- (genus): Einadia
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Amaranthaceae - family; Chenopodioideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Chenopodium album (white goosefoot or lamb's quarters - type species; Chenopodium bonus-henricus (now Blitum bonus-henricus, perennial goosefoot), Chenopodium quinoa (quinoa), Chenopodium berlandieri (lamb's quarters); Chenopodium foggii, Chenopodium fremontii, Chenopodium pratericola (desert goosefoot), Chenopodium standleyanum - selected other species; Chenopodium capitatum (now Blitum capitatum, strawberry blite, blite goosefoot, strawberry goosefoot), Chenopodium rubrum (now Oxybasis rubra, red goosefoot, coastblite goosefoot), Chenopodium simplex (now Chenopodiastrum simplex, maple-leaf goosefoot) - species now in other genera
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References
- Chenopodium at USDA Plants database
- Chenopodium on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Chenopodium at Encyclopedia of Life
- Chenopodium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Chenopodioideae at APWeb
- Chenopodium at The Plant List
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