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Wheat and Cereals

Triticum Species of Wheat

Triticum Species of Wheat

This table gives the abbreviated species name, the common name and the habitat and ear type of the diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid species of Wheat within the genus Triticum.

Diploid

14 chromosomes (2n = 2x = 14), genome = AA

Species Name Common Name Habitat Ear Type
T. urartu Wild Einkorn Wild Hulled / Enclosed grain
T. boeoticum Wild Einkorn Wild Hulled / Enclosed grain
T. monococcum Cultivated Einkorn Cultivated Hulled / Enclosed grain
T. sinskajae Sinskajae Einkorn Cultivated Free-threshing grain

Tetraploid

28 chromosomes (2n = 4x = 28), genome = AABB

Wheat Species Table
Species Name Common Name Habitat Ear Type
T. dicoccoidesWild EmmerWildHulled / Enclosed grain
T. dicoccumCultivated EmmerCultivatedHulled / Enclosed grain
T. paleocolchicumGeorgian WheatCultivatedHulled / Enclosed grain
T. durumDurum WheatCultivatedFree-threshing grain
T. carthlicumPersian WheatCultivatedFree-threshing grain
T. polonicumPolish WheatCultivatedFree-threshing grain
T. turanicumOriental or Khorasan WheatCultivatedFree-threshing grain
T. turgidumRivet, Cone or Poulard WheatCultivatedFree-threshing grain

Hexaploid

42 chromosomes (2n = 6x = 42), genome = AABBDD

Wheat Species Table
Species Name Common Name Habitat Ear Type
T. machaMacha WheatCultivatedHulled / Enclosed grain
T. speltaSpelt or DinkelCultivatedHulled / Enclosed grain
T. vaviloviVavilovi WheatCultivatedHulled / Enclosed grain
T. compactumClub WheatCultivatedFree-threshing grain
T. sphaerococcumIndian Dwarf or Shot WheatCultivatedFree-threshing grain
T. aestivumBread WheatCultivatedFree-threshing grain

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