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Triticum durum Desfontaines, Fl. Atlant. 1: 114. 1798; T. aestivum subsp. durum (Desfontaines) Thellung; T. aestivum var. durum (Desfontaines) Fiori; T. pyramidale Percival; T. sativum subsp. durum (Desfontaines) K. Richter; T. turgidum convar. durum (Desfontaines) Bowden; T. vulgare var. durum (Desfontaines) Alefeld.

Spike simple, never branched at base, dense. Glumes 10–12 mm, slightly shorter than or equaling lemma, leathery, winged. Fl. and fr. Jun–Jul. 2n = 28.

Frequently cultivated for food in China [cultivated in E Africa, C and SW Asia, S Europe, and the Mediterranean region].