The Evolution of Wheat - Triticum
species
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| 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. |
| Species Name |
Common Name |
Habitat |
Ear type |
| Diploid = 14
chromosomes (2n = 2x = 14), genome = AA |
| 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 |
| T. dicoccoides |
Wild Emmer |
Wild |
Hulled / Enclosed grain |
| T. dicoccum |
Cultivated Emmer |
Cultivated |
Hulled / Enclosed grain |
| T. paleocolchicum |
Georgian Wheat |
Cultivated |
Hulled / Enclosed grain |
| T. carthlicum
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Persian Wheat |
Cultivated |
Free-threshing grain |
| T. durum |
Durum Wheat |
Cultivated |
Free-threshing grain |
| T. polonicum |
Polish Wheat |
Cultivated |
Free-threshing grain |
| T. turanicum |
Oriental or Khorasan Wheat |
Cultivated |
Free-threshing grain |
| T. turgidum |
Rivet, Cone or Poulard Wheat |
Cultivated |
Free-threshing grain |
| Hexaploid =
42 chromosomes (2n = 6x = 42), genome = AABBDD |
| T. macha |
Macha Wheat |
Cultivated |
Hulled / Enclosed grain |
| T. spelta |
Spelt |
Cultivated |
Hulled / Enclosed grain |
| T. vavilovi |
Vavilovi Wheat |
Cultivated |
Hulled / Enclosed grain |
| T. aestivum |
Bread Wheat |
Cultivated |
Free-threshing grain |
| T. compactum |
Club Wheat |
Cultivated |
Free-threshing grain |
| T. sphaerococcum |
Indian Dwarf or Shot Wheat |
Cultivated |
Free-threshing grain |
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