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Chenopodium pallidicaule 
Chenopodium pallidicaule growing in the Atuncolla District near Sillustani, Juliaca, Peru, at an altitude of approximately 3,900 metres Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Chenopodiaceae Genus: Chenopodium Species: C. pallidicaule Binomial name Chenopodium pallidicaule
AellenChenopodium pallidicaule, sometimes known as Cañihua, Canihua, 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,high antioxidant capacity and phenolic content[1][2] 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.
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Categories:- Chenopodium
- Flora of western South America
- Flora of Peru
- Crops originating from South America
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