| Triticum turgidum |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
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Angiosperms |
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Monocots |
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Commelinids |
| Order: |
Poales |
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Poaceae |
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Pooideae |
| Genus: |
Triticum |
| Species: |
T. turgidum |
| Binomial name |
Triticum turgidum
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| Synonyms |
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- Gigachilon polonicum subsp. turgidum (L.) Á.Löve in Feddes Repert. 95: 497 (1984)
- Triticum aestivum var. turgidum (L.) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 108 (1896)
- Triticum aestivum subsp. turgidum (L.) Cout. in Fl. Portugal: 99 (1913)
- Triticum cereale var. turgidum (L.) Klett & Richt. in Fl. Leipzig: 118 (1830)
- Triticum cereale var. turgidum (L.) Baumg. in Enum. Stirp. Transsilv. 3: 266 (1816)
- Triticum durum subsp. turgidum (L.) Dorof. in Sel'skokhoz. Biol. 3: 456 (1968)
- Triticum polonicum var. turgidum (L.) Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 109 (1805)
- Triticum sativum var. turgidum (L.) Delile in Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 53, 177 (1813)
- Triticum sativum subsp. turgidum (L.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 129 (1890), nom. illeg.
- Triticum vulgare convar. turgidum (L.) Alef. in Landw. Fl.: 325 (1866)
- Triticum vulgare var. turgidum (L.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 323 (1824)
- Triticum vulgare subsp. turgidum (L.) Bonnier & Layens in Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 370 (1894)
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Triticum turgidum (with its various subspecies being known as pasta wheat, macaroni wheat and durum wheat) is a species of wheat. It is an annual and grows primarily in temperate areas and is native to countries around the eastern Mediterranean, down to Iran and east to Xinjiang, China.