Coix lacryma-jobi var. lacryma-jobi Lam.

Variety

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Coix > Coix lacryma-jobi

Characteristics

Utricle beadlike, ovoid, bony, glossy, not beaked, 7–11 × 6–10 mm. Fl. and fr. Jun–Oct.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Distribution

Coix lacryma-jobi var. lacryma-jobi world distribution map, present in Angola, Andorra, Austria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Central African Republic, Chile, China, Congo, Cook Islands, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Spain, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liberia, Moldova (Republic of), Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Nepal, Pakistan, Panama, Pitcairn, Peru, Philippines, Palau, Puerto Rico, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Paraguay, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Seychelles, Togo, Thailand, Tonga, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Vanuatu, and Samoa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77169541-1
WFO ID wfo-0001095993
COL ID 5N74L
BDTFX ID 18506
INPN ID 92110
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Synonyms

Coix ouwehandii Coix palustris Coix pumila Coix arundinacea Coix lacryma-jobi var. lacryma-jobi Coix exaltata