Triticum turgidum

Triticum turgidum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Triticum
Species:	T. turgidum
Binomial name
Triticum turgidum L.
Synonyms[2]
List Gigachilon polonicum subsp. turgidum (L.) Á.Löve in Feddes Repert. 95: 497 (1984) Triticum aestivum var. turgidum (L.) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 108 (1896) Triticum aestivum subsp. turgidum (L.) Cout. in Fl. Portugal: 99 (1913) Triticum cereale var. turgidum (L.) Klett & Richt. in Fl. Leipzig: 118 (1830) Triticum cereale var. turgidum (L.) Baumg. in Enum. Stirp. Transsilv. 3: 266 (1816) Triticum durum subsp. turgidum (L.) Dorof. in Sel'skokhoz. Biol. 3: 456 (1968) Triticum polonicum var. turgidum (L.) Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 109 (1805) Triticum sativum var. turgidum (L.) Delile in Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 53, 177 (1813) Triticum sativum subsp. turgidum (L.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 129 (1890), nom. illeg. Triticum vulgare convar. turgidum (L.) Alef. in Landw. Fl.: 325 (1866) Triticum vulgare var. turgidum (L.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 323 (1824) Triticum vulgare subsp. turgidum (L.) Bonnier & Layens in Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 370 (1894)

Triticum turgidum (with its various subspecies being known as pasta wheat, macaroni wheat and durum wheat) is a species of wheat. It is an annual and grows primarily in temperate areas and is native to countries around the eastern Mediterranean, down to Iran and east to Xinjiang, China.