Buckwheat ( Fagopyrum esculentum ) Common Names: in English: buckwheat, common buckwheat in Japan: soba (= buckwheat noodles) in Tibetan: rgya-bra in China: qiao mai, chiao mai, wu mai, hua chiao in India: doron, kaadu godhi, kaiyuk, kali-indrayan, kathu, kotu, kuttu, ogal, oggal, ogla, olgo, phapar, phaphra, suel, tyat Scientific Names (Synonyms) Fagopyrum cereale Raf. Fagopyrum dryandrii Fenzl Fagopyrum emarginatum Moench Fagopyrum emarginatum (Roth) Meisn. Fagopyrum emarginatum var. kunawarense Meisn. Fagopyrum sarracenicum Dumort. Fagopyrum esculentum subsp. ancestralis Ohnishi Polygonum fagopyrum L. Polygonum emarginatum Roth Floral Description Flora of China Herbs annual. Stems green or red when mature, erect, 30-90 cm tall, branched above, glabrous or papillate on one side. Petiole 1.5-5 cm; leaf blade triangular, 2.5-7 × 2-5 cm, both surfaces papillate along veins, base cordate or nearly truncate, a...