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Fagopyrum esculentum

Moench (1794)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Polygonaceae Genus: Fagopyrum

buckwheat

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Lana'i Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Methodus: 290 (1794)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Fagopyrum esculentum East Maui, Kokomo. A weed growing in bare soil in a construction project. Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 3222 Maui BISH 1990-07-15
2 Fagopyrum esculentum W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua In planter boxes of Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' at resort. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 110153 Maui BISH 2001-11-27
3 Fagopyrum esculentum Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Biodiversity Trail, west side of Lawai Stream; Food For Thought area. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Annual herb, stems erect, 30-40 cm tall, leaves green, flowers white, fruit brownish. Lorence, D.H. 10515 Kauai BISH 2015-06-15
4 Fagopyrum esculentum Lyon Arboretum, Herb Garden, makai terrace Preserved_Specimen 2'; flowers white. Fruit white, red at angles Nagata, K.M. 3480 Oahu BISH 1986-04-23
5 Fagopyrum esculentum UH Experimental farm at Waimanalo Weed in cultivated field Preserved_Specimen Only seen in one field, but an abundant weed within it Faccenda, K. 2028 Oahu BISH 2021-07-10
6 Fagopyrum esculentum Waimanalo, University of Hawai'i Experimental Farm Preserved_Specimen Weed in organic section of farm, according to Richard Fisher, this was planted intentionally in other areas of the farm as a green mulch. It was not planted in the area where this plant was collected. It was only seen in irrigated areas Faccenda, K. 2558 Oahu BISH 2022-08-02
7 Fagopyrum esculentum Koele Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 711 Lanai BISH 1925-01-01
8 Fagopyrum esculentum Koele Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 711 Lanai BISH 1925-01-01
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