Spinach
Spinach
Scientific name: Spinacia oleracia L.
Local name: Palong shak
Taxonomic position According Cronquist (1988)
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass | Caryophyllidae |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus | Spinacia |
| Species | S. oleracia |
Botanical Description of Spinach
Habit: Annual herb
Stem: Glabrous having less branch
Leaf: Simple, alternate, petiolated
Inflorescence: Male plant elongated with spike but female axillary cluster
Flower: Usually unisexual
Fruit: a utricle
Chromosome number: 2n=12