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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Poaceae

Tribe
  
Andropogoneae

Higher classification
  
Grasses

Order
  
Poales

Subfamily
  
Panicoideae

Scientific name
  
Coix

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Coix lacryma‑jobi, Grasses, Adlay, Tripsacum, Setaria

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Coix is a genus of Asian and Australian plants in the grass family.

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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.

Species
  1. Coix aquatica Roxb. - China (Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi), Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia; naturalized in New Guinea
  2. Coix gasteenii B.K.Simon - northern Queensland
  3. 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
formerly included

see Chionachne Polytoca Tripsacum

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References

Coix Wikipedia