Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusTriticum
Scientific name with authorshipTriticum monococcum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? baeoticum Boiss.Crithodium monococcum (L.) Á.LöveNivieria monococca (L.) Ser.Triticum aegilopoides var. baeoticum (Boiss.) PercivalTriticum aestivum var. monococcum (L.) L.H.BaileyTriticum boeoticum var. ebrahimzadehii SalimiTriticum boeoticum var. helenae (Flaksb.) Filat. & Dorof.Triticum monococcum subsp. baeoticum (Boiss.) HayekTriticum monococcum subsp. cereale Asch. & Graebn.Triticum monococcum subsp. thaoudar (Hausskn.) Flaksb.Triticum monococcum var. baeoticum (Boiss.) Kneuck.Triticum monococcum var. helenae Flaksb.Triticum monococcum var. larinovii Flaksb.Triticum monococcum var. vulgare Körn.Triticum sativum subsp. monococcum (L.) VossTriticum sativum var. monococcum (L.) Vilm.Triticum sativum var. monococcum (L.) VossTriticum spontaneum subsp. thaouar Flaksb.Triticum tenax Hausskn.Triticum thaoudar (Hausskn.) Jakubz.Triticum thaoudar (Hausskn.) Reut.Triticum thaoudar (Hausskn.) Reut. ex NevskiTriticum thaoudar Reut. ex Boiss.Triticum thaoudar Reut. ex Hausskn.
Documented use categories
Human food
Gene source
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier425811-1
Use codesGS HF
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRIN
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.