Genus Fagopyrum Mill.


Summary
Genus number:
4602
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Polygonaceae
Subfamily:
Polygonoideae
Tribe:
Fagopyreae
Common name(s):

buckwheat
Accession count:

457 (259  active, 254  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Madrid ICN Art. 14.9 & App. III)


Synonyms
Synonym(s) Probable synonym(s)

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References:
  1. 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.
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/taxonomygenus?id=4602. Accessed 10 May 2026.