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Wheat Taxonomy

Classification of Aegilops according to Witcombe 1983.

The Witcombe classification [reference] was published by Biodiversity International (formerly the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) and the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR)) as a guide for germ plasm work. It is presented here with corrections in nomenclature and authority citations.

Aegilops L.

Section Comopyrum (Jaub. & Spach) Zhuk.
	Aegilops comosa Sibth & Sm.
	Aegilops uniaristata Vis.
Section Cylindropyrum (Jaub. & Spach) Zhuk.
	Aegilops caudata L.	[ambiguous]
	Aegilops cylindrica Host
Section Aegilops
	Aegilops columnaris Zhuk.
	Aegilops kotschyi Boiss.
	Aegilops lorentii Hochst.	[synonymous]
	Aegilops ovata L.	[ambiguous]
	Aegilops triaristata Willd. (4x and 6x)	[ambiguous]
	Aegilops triuncialis L.
	Aegilops umbellulata Zhuk.
	Aegilops peregrina (Hackel in J.Fraser) Maire & Weiller
Section Sitopsis (Jaub. & Spach) Zhuk.
	Aegilops bicornis (Forsskål) Jaub. & Spach.
	Aegilops ligustica (Savig.) Cosson
	Aegilops longissima (Schweinf. & Muschl. in Muschl.) Eig
	Aegilops sharonensis Eig
	Aegilops speltoides Tausch
	Aegilops searsii Feldman & Kislev ex Hammer
Section Vertebrata Zhuk.
	Aegilops crassa Boiss. (4x and 6x)
	Aegilops juvenalis (Thell.) Eig
	Aegilops squarrosa L.	[illegitimate]
	Aegilops vavilovii (Zhuk.) Chennav.
	Aegilops ventricosa Tausch
Section Amblyopyrum (Jaub. & Spach) Eig
	Aegilops mutica Boiss.