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Wheat Taxonomy

Classification of Triticum according to Jakubziner 1958

The Jakubziner classification (1958) [reference] reflects the considerable progress in the knowledge of the genus Triticum made by Russian wheat specialists. Several new wild and domesticated species are introduced in this treatment, which is presented here in its original form with corrections in spelling and authority citations.

Triticum L.

Diploidea (2n = 14)
	Wild growing
		Triticum boeoticum Boiss.
		Triticum urartu Tumanian ex Gandilyan
	Cultivated Glumaceous
		Triticum monococcum L.
Tetraploidea (2n = 28)
	Wild growing
		Triticum araraticum Jakubz.
		Triticum dicoccoides (Körn. ex Asch. & Graebner) Schweinf.
	Cultivated Glumaceous
		Triticum timopheevii (Zhuk.) Zhuk.
		Triticum paleocolchicum Menabde
		Triticum dicoccum Schrank ex Schübler
	Cultivated Naked
		Triticum durum Desf.
		Triticum turgidum L.
		Triticum turanicum Jakubz.
		Triticum polonicum L.
		Triticum carthlicum Nevski
		Triticum aethiopicum Jakubz.
Hexaploidea (2n = 42)
	Cultivated Glumaceous
		Triticum zhukovskyi Menabde & Ericzjan
		Triticum macha Dekapr. & Menabde
		Triticum spelta L.
	Cultivated Naked
		Triticum aestivum L.
		Triticum compactum Host
		Triticum vavilovii Jakubz.
		Triticum sphaerococcum Percival