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Triticum aethiopicum

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Triticum aethiopicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Triticum
Species:
T. aethiopicum
Binomial name
Triticum aethiopicum
Jakubz.

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

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Triticum aethiopicum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ^ Triticum aethiopicum Jakubz., Missouri Botanical garden, retrieved 25 November 2014