Genus Coix L.


Summary
Genus number:
2784
Last updated:
26 April 2022
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Rottboelliinae
Accession count:

167 (18  active, 5  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
Synonym(s)

Images (3 total. Click on image for more.)
Disseminule drawings\; A: Floret; B: floret with cutaway to reveal caryopsis

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References:
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=2784. Accessed 17 April 2026.