2,233 observationsNot Evaluated
Job's Tears
Coix lacryma-jobi
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae βΊPhylum: Tracheophyta βΊClass: Liliopsida βΊOrder: Poales βΊFamily: Poaceae βΊGenus: Coix
About
Job's tears (US) or Job's-tears (UK), scientific name Coix lacryma-jobi, also known as adlay or adlay millet, is a tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the family Poaceae (grass family). It is native to Southeast Asia but elsewhere is cultivated in gardens as an annual. It has been naturalized in the southern United States and the New World tropics. In its native environment it is grown in higher areas where rice and corn do not grow...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Job's Tears is Coix lacryma-jobi.
- The Job's Tears has a conservation status of Not Evaluated.
- Job's Tears belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Job's Tears belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Job's Tears belongs to the class Liliopsida.
- Job's Tears belongs to the order Poales.
- Job's Tears belongs to the family Poaceae.
- Job's Tears belongs to the genus Coix.