Scientific
classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Fagopyrum
Species: F. tataricum
Binomial
name: Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn
Other
Names: duckwheat, India buckwheat, India
wheat, green buckwheat or bitter buckwheat
Special feature: Tartary buckwheat is bitterer, but contains more
rutin than common buckwheat. It also contains quercitrin.
Tartar
buckwheat was domesticated in east Asia, and is also cultivated in Europe and
North America. While it is an unfamiliar food in the West, it is still eaten in
the Himalayan region today. (Source: Wikipedia)
