Common name
English: Durum wheat
German: Hartweizen
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Liliopsida (388)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (72)(family description)
Genus: Triticum (2)
Epithet: turgidum L. (1)
Subspecies: durum (Desf.) Husn.
Synonyms: Gigachilon aethiopicum (Jakubz.) Á.Löve, Triticum abyssinicum Flaksb., Triticum accessorium Flaksb., Triticum aethiopicum Jakubz., Triticum alatum Peterm., Triticum bauhinii Lag., Triticum brachystachys Lag., Triticum brachystachyum Lag., Triticum candidissimum Ard., Triticum candissimum Bayle-Bar., Triticum caucasicum Flaksb.
aethiopicum => of Ethiopian origin
alatum => winged, with wings
bauhinii => in honor of Caspar Bauhin (1560–1624) Swiss anatomist, physician and botanist
durum => hard, hardy
turgidum => swollen, with swollen spikelets
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, yellow