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Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), also called common buckwheat, is a flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, grown for its grain-like seeds and as a cover crop. Its cultivation began around the 6th millennium BC in what is now Yunnan Province in southwestern China. Despite its name, buckwheat is not related to wheat and is not a grass; it is instead related to sorrel, knotweed, and rhubarb. Because the high starch content of its seeds allows it to be cooked and eaten like a cereal, it is classed as a pseudocereal. Some people suffer serious allergic reactions to buckwheat, and there are documented concerns about its use in pet food. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Farmed or Commercially Raised 1

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 3

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Scientific Name

Fagopyrum esculentum 1

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 5

Connections

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Source Wikidata: Buckwheat

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Sources

1. Buckwheat (Wikipedia)

Wikidata Q132734 (P225 taxon name)
Lead section
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) or common buckwheat is a flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae cultivated for its grain-like seeds and as a cover crop.
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 388415
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) or common buckwheat is a flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae cultivated for its grain-like seeds and as a cover crop.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. NatureServe Explorer: Fagopyrum esculentum

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Caryophyllales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12413

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12413

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Caryophyllales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Fagopyrum esculentum

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2889373, category field

Quote, GBIF taxon key 2889373, category field

"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Wikidata: Buckwheat

Child Taxon Of: Polygonaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

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