Kañiwa

Kañiwa

Taxobox
name = Kañiwa
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Amaranthaceae
genus = "Chenopodium"
species = "C. pallidicaule"
binomial = "Chenopodium pallidicaule"
binomial_authority = Aellen

Kañiwa is a species of goosefoot, similar in character and uses to the closely related quinoa. It has important beneficial characteristics including: tolerance of high mountain conditions, high protein content, and a lack of the saponins which complicate quinoa use. However, its domestication is not complete and non-uniformity of grain ripening is a limitation.

External links

* [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/1492/grains.html#Canihua Andean Grains and Legumes]


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