Taxon: Fagopyrum cymosum (Trevir.) Meisn.

Summary

Genus:

Fagopyrum

Family:

Polygonaceae

Subfamily:

Polygonoideae

Tribe:

Fagopyreae

Nomen number:

448824

Place of publication:

N. Wallich, Pl. asiat. rar. 3:63. 1832

Verified:

02/07/2017 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Polygonum cymosum Trevir.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Fagopyrum acutatum Mansf. ex K. Hammer
Fagopyrum dibotrys (D. Don) H. Hara
Fagopyrum megaspartanium Q. F. Chen
Fagopyrum pilus Q. F. Chen
Polygonum acutatum Lehm.
Polygonum dibotrys D. Don

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Chen, Q.-F. et al. 2004. A study of cytology, isozyme, and interspecific hybridization on the big-achene group of buckwheat species (Fagopyrum, Polygonaceae). Crop Sci. (Madison) 44:1511-1518.
Chen, Q.-F. 1999. Hybridization between Fagopyrum (Polygonaceae) species native to China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 131:177-185.
Chowdhery, H. J. & B. M. Wadhwa. 1984. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Note: = Fagopyrum dibotrys (D. Don) H. Hara
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1956. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 4:1.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. Note: = Fagopyrum dibotrys (D. Don) H. Hara
Hajra, P. K. et al., eds. 1996-. Materials for the flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Note: = Fagopyrum dibotrys (D. Don) H. Hara
Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Fagopyrum acutatum (Lehm.) Mansf. ex F. Hammer
Kishima, Y. et al. 1995. Chloroplast DNA analysis in buckwheat species: phylogenetic relationships, origin of the reproductive systems and extended inverted repeats. Pl. Sci. (Elsevier) 108:173-179.
Ronse Decraene, L.-P. et al. 2000. Systematic significance of fruit morphology and anatomy in tribes Persicarieae and Polygoneae (Polygonaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 134:335.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Fagopyrum dibotrys (D. Don) H. Hara
Yamane, K. et al. 2003. Intraspecific cpDNA variations of diploid and tetraploid perennial buckwheat, Fagopyrum cymosum (Polygonaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 90:339-346.
Yamane, K. et al. 2004. Speciation of Fagopyrum tataricum inferred from molecular data. Proceed. 9th Internat. Symp. Buckwheat 317-322.
Yasui, Y. & O. Ohnishi. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships among Fagopyrum species revealed by the nucleotide sequences of the ITS region of the nuclear rRNA gene. Genes Genet. Systems 73:201-210.
Zhou, M.-L. et al. 2012. Genetic diversity of four new species related to southwestern Sichuan buckwheats as revealed by karyotype, ISSR and allozyme characterization. Pl. Syst. Evol. 298:751-759. Note: lists as Fagopyrum cymosum (Trevir.) Meisn.
Zhou, M.-L. et al. 2014. Phylogenetic relationship of four new species related to southwestern Sichuan Fagopyrum based on morphological and molecular characterization. Biochem. Syst. & Ecol. 57:403-409.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	golden buckwheat			1	Zhu, F. 2016. Buckwheat starch: structures, properties, and applications. Trends Food Sci. Technol. 49:121-135. Note: mentions
English	tall buckwheat			1	Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource). Note: as Fagopyrum dibotrys
Chinese	jin qiao	金荞	as Fagopyrum dibotrys	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Fagopyrum dibotrys
Italian	grano saraceno perenne			2	Galasso, G. 2011. Review of Polygonaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. Note: as Fagopyrum dibotrys

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng	s.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan			Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Arunachal Pradesh		Hajra, P. K. et al., eds. 1996-. Materials for the flora of Arunachal Pradesh.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Himachal Pradesh		Chowdhery, H. J. & B. M. Wadhwa. 1984. Flora of Himachal Pradesh.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Jammu and Kashmir		Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1956. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 4:1.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Meghalaya		Hajra, P. K. et al., eds. 1996-. Materials for the flora of Arunachal Pradesh.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim		Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1956. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 4:1.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh		Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1956. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 4:1.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan			Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India		n.e.	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
4	Naturalized	Europe		Europe			Galasso, G. 2011. Review of Polygonaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng (s.), Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh], Nepal, Pakistan
INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Vietnam

Cultivated
Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.e.)

Naturalized
Asia-Temperate

EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
REGION: Europe

Reference(s)

Chowdhery, H. J. & B. M. Wadhwa. 1984. Flora of Himachal Pradesh.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1956. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 4:1.
Galasso, G. 2011. Review of Polygonaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hajra, P. K. et al., eds. 1996-. Materials for the flora of Arunachal Pradesh.
Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	fodder	as Fagopyrum acutatum	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: as Fagopyrum acutatum
Environmental	ornamental		Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: = Polygonum dibotrys D. Don
Medicines	folklore		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Fagopyrum dibotrys

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=448824. Accessed 15 April 2026.