Triticum turgidum durum

Botanical Description

Triticum turgidum durum is an annual, often strongly tufted grass that can grow up to 170cm tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. This species of wheat produces a hard, gluten-rich seed that is particularly valued for making various pasta products such as macaroni, spaghetti and noodles. It arose in cultivation from emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum), perhaps around 6,000 BC and is now grown in many countris of the world from the temperate zone to the tropics, but most especially in the Mediterranean regions of Africa and Europe and in the Middle east.