Fagopyrum acutatum

Fagopyrum acutatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Fagopyrum
Species: F. acutatum
Binomial name
Fagopyrum acutatum
(Lehm.) Mansf. ex K.Hammer
Synonyms[1]
  • Coccoloba cymosa Lour.
  • Fagopyrum chinense Raf.
  • Fagopyrum cymosum (Trevir.) Meisn.
  • Fagopyrum dibotrys (D.Don) H.Hara
  • Fagopyrum megaspartanium Q.F.Chen
  • Fagopyrum pilus Q.F.Chen
  • Fagopyrum triangulare Meisn. ex Wall.
  • Fagopyrum tristachyum (H.Lév.) Gross
  • Oxygonum tristachyum (Baker) H. Perrier
  • Polygonum acutatum Lehm.
  • Polygonum cymosum Trevir.
  • Polygonum dibotrys D.Don
  • Polygonum labordei H.Lév. & Vaniot
  • Polygonum tristachyum Baker
  • Polygonum tristachyum H. Lév.
  • Polygonum volubile Gilib.
  • Polygonum volubile Turcz.

Fagopyrum acutatum also known as tall buckwheat,[2] is a domesticated plant used medicinally,[3] for animal feed, and as an ornamental plant.[2] It is native to much of China, and to Bhutan, Nepal, India, Burma, and Vietnam.[3]

Chemistry

The flowers are known for their high content of fagopyrin, a naphthodianthrone that provokes phototoxic effects known as fagopyrism.[4]

References

Media related to Fagopyrum dibotrys at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "USDA GRIN Taxonomy, entry for Fagopyrum dibotrys". Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 Li Anjen and Suk-pyo Hong (2004). "Fagopyrum". Flora of China. 5.
  4. ↑ Stojilkovski, K.; Glavač, N.; Kreft, S.; Kreft, I. (2013). "Fagopyrin and flavonoid contents in common, Tartary, and cymosum Buckwheat". Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 32: 126–130. doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2013.07.005.


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