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Pasta wheat

Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Family: Poaceae Genus: Triticum Species: turgidum

Synonyms: Triticum caucasicum, Triticum villosum, Triticum hordeiforme, Triticum molle, Triticum venulosum, Triticum durum var. schechurdinii, Triticum durum var. belizii, Triticum compactum var. erinaceum, Triticum bauhinii, Triticum durum var. heterochromum, Triticum durum var. ferereichenbachii, Triticum durum var. falcaterythromelan, Triticum durum var. bicolor, Triticum vulgare var. bauhinii, Triticum pyramidale var. diyabekiricum, Triticum vulgare subsp. durum, Triticum durum var. falcaticaerulescens, Triticum aestivum var. erinaceum, Triticum durum var. taganrocense, Triticum durum var. ramoso-obscurum, Triticum vulgarioides, Triticum sativum var. durum, Triticum sativum subsp. durum, Triticum vulgare var. melanopogon, Triticum brachystachyum, Triticum accessorium, Triticum compactum var. compressum, Triticum laxiusculum, Triticum durum var. ramosoleucurum, Gigachilon aethiopicum, Gigachilon polonicum subsp. durum, Triticum nigrum, Triticum durum var. sphaeroleucurum, Triticum durum subsp. caucasicum, Triticum vulgare var. provinciale, Triticum durum f. tristepseudoalbiprovinciale, Triticum durum var. cauhordeiforme, Triticum vulgare var. candidissimum, Triticum densiusculum, Triticum dicoccum var. arraseita, Triticum vulgare var. italicum, Triticum durum var. tristeafricanum, Triticum compactum var. recognitum, Triticum vulgare var. erion, Triticum vulgare var. leptura, Triticum platystachyum, Triticum durum var. pseudoboeufii, Triticum durum subsp. abyssinicum, Triticum durum var. candicans, Triticum durum var. complanatum, Triticum aethiopicum, Triticum turgidum var. durum, Triticum tiflisiense, Triticum longisemineum, Triticum durum var. arraseita, Triticum pyramidale var. mudanianum, Triticum vulgare var. erinaceum, Triticum candidissimum, Triticum durum f. trevesium, Triticum rarum, Triticum pyramidale var. pseudoaffine, Triticum sativum var. pyramidale, Triticum hallerianum, Triticum durum var. sphaeroafricanum, Triticum durum var. falcatoapulicum, Triticum durum var. pilosomurciense, Triticum durum f. breviaristatum, Triticum aethiopicum var. mahsanense, Triticum aestivum subsp. durum, Triticum alatum, Triticum durum var. cauaffine, Triticum durum f. tristepseudoprovinciale, Triticum durum var. schimperi, Triticum trevesium, Triticum durum var. pseudoerythromelan, Triticum durum f. taganrocense, Triticum durum var. fereafricanum, Triticum diversiflorum, Triticum durum var. compactum, Triticum turgidum, Triticum sativum subvar. candidissimum, Triticum durum var. feretristeleucomelan, Triticum durum var. atromarginatum, Triticum tomentosum, Triticum pyramidale var. pseudodiyabekiricum, Triticum durum var. falcatiprovinciale, Triticum maurorum, Triticum durum var. leucura, Triticum pyramidale var. aydiniense, Triticum turgidum subsp. abyssinicum, Triticum recognitum, Triticum aestivum var. durum, Triticum durum var. pilosohordeiforme, Triticum transcaucasicum, Triticum durum var. corvalanii, Triticum durum acutidenticulatum, Triticum durum var. sphaeromelanopus, Triticum durum var. pilosomelanopus, Triticum trevisium, Triticum durum var. marginatum, Triticum durum var. cauleucomelan, Triticum vulgare var. melanpus, Triticum durum var. tetraristatum, Triticum durum var. pseudocopticum, Triticum durum f. tristecauleucomelan, Triticum vulgare var. leucomelan, Triticum pyramidale, Triticum siculum, Triticum durum var. griseofastuosum, Triticum compactum var. copticum, Triticum durum var. ramosoleucomelan, Triticum durum var. stebutii, Triticum sativum var. erinaceum, Triticum vulgare var. leucura, Triticum durum var. pyramidale, Triticum durum f. tristehoranileucomelan, Triticum aethiopicum var. hajirense, Triticum durum var. ramosohordeiforme, Triticum pruinosum, Triticum durum var. falcataffine, Triticum erinaceum, Triticum durum f. tristeboeufii, Triticum durum var. nigroviolaceum, Triticum vulgare var. hordeiforme, Triticum sativum var. leucura, Triticum pyramidale var. pseudoreichenbachii, Triticum durum var. dubium, Triticum durum var. ramosoapulicum, Triticum durum var. jakubzinerii, Triticum turgidum subsp. pyramidale, Triticum durum var. hordeiforme, Triticum algeriense, Triticum durum var. allendii, Triticum durum var. sphaeroaffine, Triticum durum var. cauleucurum, Triticum tanaiticum, Triticum dicoccum var. schimperi, Triticum durum var. pilosoaffine, Triticum durum var. cauapulicum, Triticum cochleare, Triticum durum f. tristemuticoboeufii, Triticum rimpaui, Triticum durum var. tristeaffine, Triticum fastuosum, Triticum durum

Pasta wheat (en)
Triticum turgidum subsp. durum โ€” flower
Triticum turgidum subsp. durum โ€” flower

Western Herbalism Properties

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Botanical Description

Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, commonly called durum or pasta wheat, is an annual grass in the family Poaceae and the second most widely cultivated wheat after bread wheat. It is a tetraploid (2n=28) descended from emmer wheat and was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent. The plant grows as a tufted culm 60-120 cm tall, with flat linear leaves and a stiff, awned, four-rowed terminal spike 5-10 cm long. The grains are large, amber-coloured, hard and high in gluten protein, and are characteristically translucent in cross-section. After milling the endosperm produces semolina, the basis of pasta, couscous and many Mediterranean and Middle Eastern breads. Durum is grown principally in semi-arid Mediterranean climates, with major production in Italy, Canada, Turkey, and the Maghreb.

Native Region: Egypt

Cultural & Historical Context

Traditional American Uses

None Documented

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID
432036

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