Chenopodium giganteum

Chenopodium giganteum
Close-up of Chenopodium giganteum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Chenopodium
Species:
C. giganteum
Binomial name
Chenopodium giganteum
Synonyms
  • Atriplex bengalensis Lam.
  • Chenopodium amaranticolor (H.J.Coste & A.Reyn.) H.J.Coste & A.Reyn.
  • Chenopodium bengalense (Lam.) Spielm. ex Steud.
  • Chenopodium centrorubrum (Makino) Nakai
  • Chenopodium elegantissimum Koidz.
  • Chenopodium formosanum Koidz.
  • Chenopodium hookerianum Moq.
  • Chenopodium mairei H.Lév.
  • Chenopodium rubricaule Schrad. ex Moq.

Chenopodium giganteum, also known as tree spinach, is an annual, upright many-branched shrub with a stem diameter of up to 5 cm at the base, that can grow to a height of up to 3 m.

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