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Taxon:  Triticum aestivum L. subsp. spelta (L.) Thell. (Triticum aestivum Spelta Group)



Summary
Genus:
Triticum
Section:
Triticum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Subtribe:
Triticinae
Nomen number:
406903
Place of publication:
Naturwiss. Wochenschr. ser. 2, 17(33):471. 1918
Comment:
[or T. aestivum Spelta Group]
Verified:
03/20/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
87 (87  active, 80  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Triticum aestivum L. (35381 active accession[s])
Triticum aestivum L. subsp. aestivum (68 active accession[s])
Triticum aestivum L. subsp. compactum (Host) Mackey (159 active accession[s])
Triticum aestivum L. subsp. macha (Dekapr. & Menabde) Mackey (27 active accession[s])
Triticum aestivum L. subsp. sphaerococcum (Percival) Mackey (75 active accession[s])
Triticum aestivum L. subsp. tibeticum J. Z. Shao (0 active accession[s])
Triticum aestivum L. subsp. yunnanense King ex S. L. Chen (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Triticum spelta L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Triticum aestivum L. var. spelta (L.) Fiori

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Triticum palmovae G. I. Ivanov
Triticum spelta L. var. albispicatum Flaksb., nom. inval.
Triticum spelta L. var. albivelutinum Korn.
Triticum spelta L. var. album (Alef.) Korn.
Triticum spelta L. var. alefeldii Korn.
Triticum spelta L. var. arduini (Mazzuc.) Korn.
Triticum spelta L. var. caeruleum (Alef.) Korn.
Triticum spelta L. var. duhamelianum (Mazzuc.) Korn.
Triticum spelta L. var. mutica ined.
Triticum spelta L. var. neglectum Korn.
Triticum spelta L. var. serotinum ined.
Triticum spelta L. var. tarakanovii Udachin
Triticum spelta L. var. vulpinum (Alef.) Korn.
Triticum arduini Mazzuc.
Triticum duhamelianum Mazzuc.
Triticum vulgare Vill. var. coeruleum Alef.
Triticum vulgare Vill. var. vulpinum Alef.
Triticum spelta L. var. albiduhamelinum Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. amissum Korn.
Triticum spelta L. var. arpurual Gandilyan, nom. inval.
Triticum spelta L. var. asiaalbispicatum Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. asiaalbivelutinum Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. asiamissum Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. asicaeruleum Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. asiduhamelianum Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. asineglectum Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. asirescens Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. asirubrivelutinum Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. dekaprelevichii Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. dorofeevii Udachin
Triticum spelta L. var. flaksbergeri Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. griseoturanorecens Udachin
Triticum spelta L. var. isfaralbispicatum Udachin
Triticum spelta L. var. ispharaecum Udachin
Triticum spelta L. var. ispharobaktiaricum Udachin
Triticum spelta L. var. jakubzineri Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. karabachicum Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. marinae Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. mupuluniru Gandilyan, nom. illeg.
Triticum spelta L. var. mustaphaevii Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. menabdii Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. pseudosharkordii Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. recens Korn.
Triticum spelta L. var. rubrivelutinum Korn.
Triticum spelta L. var. samuricum Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. schaartusicum Udachin
Triticum spelta L. var. schemachinicum Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. schenkii Korn.
Triticum spelta L. var. sinskajae Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. subbaktiaricum Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. subbuldojii Udachin
Triticum spelta L. var. subsharkordii Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. taschausicum Udachin
Triticum spelta L. var. thumanianii Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. turanalborescens Udachin
Triticum spelta L. var. turanalefeldii Udachin
Triticum spelta L. var. vavilovii Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. var. viridalbispicatum Jakubz.
Triticum spelta L. var. viridarduini Jakubz. & Puchalski
Triticum spelta L. var. zhukovskyi Dorof.
Triticum spelta L. f. ramososchenkii Flaksb.
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Reference(s)
  1. Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
  2. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
  3. Padulos, S. et al., eds. 1996. Hulled wheats. Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops. 1996- 4:1-269.
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  7. Slageren, M. W. van. 1994. Wild wheats: a monograph of Aegilops L. and Amblyopyrum (Jaub. & Spach) Eig. Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 94-7:94.
  8. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
Common names
English
dinkel wheat –
hulled wheat –
spelt –
spelt wheat –
French
épeautre –
German
Dinkel –
Spelz –
Italian
farro –
Portuguese
espelta –
Spanish
escaña –
escanda –
espelta –
Swedish
speltvete –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodcereal Kunkel, G. Plants for human consumption. 1984
Human foodstarch Kunkel, G. Plants for human consumption. 1984
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=406903. Accessed 29 November 2024.

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