Triticum aethiopicum
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Triticum aethiopicum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Triticum |
Species: | T. aethiopicum
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Binomial name | |
Triticum aethiopicum Jakubz.
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Triticum aethiopicum, commonly known as Ethiopian wheat,[1] is a variety of wheat closely related to Triticum durum.[2] Ethiopia is considered as a center of origin and diversity for many crop species including tetraploids wheat species. Triticum aethiopiacum is one of the tetraploid wheat grown in Ethiopia.
References
[edit]- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Triticum aethiopicum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ Triticum aethiopicum Jakubz., Missouri Botanical garden, retrieved 25 November 2014