This article is about the cultivar of wheat. For the Turkish döner wrap, see
dürüm.
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| Triticum durum ready to harvest
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Monocots
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| Clade:
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Commelinids
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| Order:
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Poales
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| Family:
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Poaceae
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Pooideae
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| Genus:
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Triticum
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| Species:
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T. durum
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| Binomial name
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Triticum durum
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| Synonyms
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- Triticum accessorium Flaksb. nom. inval.
- Triticum alatum Peterm.
- Triticum algeriense Desf. ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch nom. inval.
- Triticum bauhinii Lag.
- Triticum brachystachyum Lag. ex Schult. & Schult.f. nom. inval.
- Triticum candissimum Bayle-Bar.
- Triticum caucasicum Flaksb. nom. inval.
- Triticum cevallos Lag.
- Triticum cochleare Lag.
- Triticum densiusculum Flaksb. nom. inval.
- Triticum fastuosum Lag.
- Triticum hordeiforme Host
- Triticum laxiusculum Flaksb. nom. inval.
- Triticum longisemineum Flaksb. nom. inval.
- Triticum maurorum Sennen nom. inval.
- Triticum molle Roem. & Schult. nom. inval.
- Triticum orientale Flaksb. nom. inval.
- Triticum platystachyum Lag.
- Triticum pruinosum Hornem.
- Triticum pyramidale Percival
- Triticum rarum Flaksb. nom. inval.
- Triticum rimpaui Mackey
- Triticum siculum Roem. & Schult.
- Triticum tanaiticum Flaksb. nom. inval.
- Triticum tiflisiense Flaksb. nom. inval.
- Triticum tomentosum Bayle-Bar.
- Triticum transcaucasicum Flaksb. nom. inval.
- Triticum trevisium Desv. nom. inval.
- Triticum venulosum Ser.
- Triticum villosum Host
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Durum (), also called pasta wheat or macaroni wheat (Triticum durum or Triticum turgidum subsp. durum), is a tetraploid species of wheat. It is the second-most cultivated species of wheat after common wheat, although it represents only 5 to 8% of global wheat production. It was developed by artificial selection of the domesticated emmer wheat strains formerly grown in Central Europe and the Near East around 7000 BC, which developed a naked, free-threshing form. Like emmer, durum is awned (with bristles). It is the predominant wheat grown in the Middle East.