WorldFloraDB - Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen

Characteristics

Utricle thin, longitudinally striate, pale or dark brown, elliptical to subglobose, constricted to an apical beak, 8–12 × 4–9 mm, brittle and easily broken. Caryopsis white or yellow, oblong, 5–8 × 4–6 mm, rich in starch. Fl. and fr. Jul–Dec.

Life form

annual

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

monoecy

Pollination

anemogamy

Spread

barochory

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

-

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

-

Blooming months

-

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light	-
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°)	21
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen unspecified picture

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60461956-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000860435
COL ID	5N74M
BDTFX ID	18514
INPN ID	145643
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Synonyms

Coix chinensis Coix ma-yuen Coix chinensis Coix chinensis var. formosana Coix lacryma-jobi subsp. ma-yuen Coix lacryma-jobi var. formosana Coix lacryma-jobi var. frumentacea Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen

WorldFloraDB 2024

Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen (Rom.Caill.) Stapf

Variety

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