Triticum aethiopicum
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2014) |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
- ^ 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