Triticum aethiopicum
| Triticum aethiopicum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Triticum |
| Species: | T. aethiopicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Triticum aethiopicum Jakubz. | |
Triticum aethiopicum, commonly known as Ethiopian wheat, is a variety of wheat closely related to Triticum durum. 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.