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Coix gasteenii (Coix gasteenii)

Description

Coix Gasteenii is a grass species described by Bryan Kenneth Simon . Coix gasteenii is included in the genus tear grass , and the family grass . No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life . Coix is a genus of Asian and Australian plants in the grass family.The best-known species is Coix lacryma-jobi, widely called Job's Tears. It is cultivated in many warm regions as a source of food, medicine, and ornamentation.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Poaceae

              • Genus: Coix