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| Chenopodium giganteum D.DON |
| APG-Fam.: Amaranthaceae / Amaranth Fam.
Fam. tradit.: Chenopodiaceae / Goosefoot Fam.
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| Synon.: Chenopodium amaranticolor H.J.COSTE & REYN. |
| Genus: Chenopodium L. |
| Authors: | |||
| David Don (1799 - 1841), Scottish botanist | |||
| Hippolyte Jacques Coste (1858 - 1924), French abbot and botanist | |||
| Jean Louis Antoine Reynier (1762 - 1824), Swiss pharmacist and botanist | |||
| Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
| Etymology: | |||
| Chenopodium: | chenos = goose, podos = foot | ||
| giganteum: | giant | ||
| amaranticolor: | purple colored | ||
Chenopodium giganteum grows two to three meters tall and is naturalized in parts of the Mediterranean. Its origin is supposed in the Himalayas. In Central Europe sold seed of 'Chenopodium giganteum' comes often from the hybrid with Chenopodium album, of which the name is Chenopodium x reynieri. | ||
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