Higher classification Grasses | Scientific name Coix Rank Genus | |
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Similar Coix lacryma‑jobi, Grasses, Adlay, Tripsacum, Setaria | ||
Vegan plant strong breakfast job s tears or coix seeds
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.
- Coix aquatica Roxb. - China (Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi), Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia; naturalized in New Guinea
- Coix gasteenii B.K.Simon - northern Queensland
- Coix lacryma-jobi L. - China , Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia; naturalized in other parts of Asia as well as in southern Europe, Africa, the Americas, and various oceanic islands
see Chionachne Polytoca Tripsacum
References
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