圆锥小麦(原亚种) yuan zhui xiao mai (yuan ya zhong)

Triticum aestivum Linnaeus subsp. turgidum (Linnaeus) Domin; T. aestivum var. turgidum (Linnaeus) Fiori; T. composi-tum Linnaeus; T. sativum Lamarck var. compositum (Linnaeus) Alph. Wood; T. sativum Lamarck var. turgidum (Linnaeus) Hackel; T. turgidum var. compositum (Linnaeus) Gaudin; T. vulgare Villars var. turgidum (Linnaeus) Alefeld.

Spike usually branched at base, dense. Glumes obviously shorter than lemma, papery, keeled. Fl. and fr. Jun–Jul. 2n = 28.

Frequently cultivated for food. Beijing, Gansu, Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Xizang, Yunnan; probably other provinces [cultivated in C and SW Asia and S Europe].