Triticum turanicum Jakubz.

Oriental wheat (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Triticum

Characteristics

Culms 120–130 cm tall; upper internodes solid. Leaf blade nodding, long, puberulent. Spike lax, 9–15 × ca. 1 cm; rachis tough, margin ciliate; internodes 5–6.5 mm. Spikelets 16–20 mm, with 3–5 florets (perfect florets 3 or 4). Glumes narrow, 12–15 × ca. 4 mm, keel distinct, puberulent, apex acute, tooth very short. Lemma awn nearly black, 14–16 mm, scabrous. Palea equaling lemma. Caryopsis usually free from lemma and palea, 10–12 × ca. 3 mm, vitreous. Fl. and fr. Jun–Jul. 2n = 28.
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A wheat like grass. It grows 120-130 cm tall. The upper internodes are solid. The leaf blade in nodding.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.2 - 1.3
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It is a temperate plant.
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Edible seeds
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Images

Triticum turanicum unspecified picture

Distribution

Triticum turanicum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:425990-1
WFO ID wfo-0000906459
COL ID 594JH
BDTFX ID 69776
INPN ID 127777
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Synonyms

Triticum orientale Triticum percivalianum Triticum percivalii Gigachilon polonicum subsp. turanicum Triticum durum subsp. turanicum Triticum turanicum