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Coix lacryma-jobi

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Identification
Coix lacryma-jobi L. [family POACEAE ]
Related name
  • Coix lacryma-jobi
Common name
  • ngkwà eto (Lowe) nkwà ikọ̀t (Lowe; JMD) (NIGERIA, EFIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • larmes de Job; larmier de Job., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • Job n’ani nsuwa (FRI) (GHANA, FANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agu (FRI) (GHANA, VHE (Awlan)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • foror (JB) porola (JB) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • boror (JB) ñammaket (JB) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • a-mbεr-kὲsy (FG&G) (GUINEA, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • forono (A.Chev.; FB) (GUINEA, KORANKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • Leone) fσrσndσ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, FULA-PULAAR (Sierra), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • fσrσ (NWT; FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • owu-amma-mankã m’asεm = death makes me mute (auctt.) (GHANA, TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • fσrσndσ-mεsε (FCD) yiri-fσrσndε (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KORANKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ma-pσlσ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE (Sanda)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • fσrσ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, GOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • fσrσndẻ-tasεbia (FCD) jina-fσrσndσ (FCD) sankala (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • manquassèm short for. éwoué man manquam assèmoun: = I say nothing because of death (Visser) (IVORY COAST, ‘ANDO’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • zã (Har.) (LIBERIA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • balifõ (JB) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agu (FRI) (GHANA, GBE-VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • aká-ịla = corn bead (KW; KW&T) (NIGERIA, IJO-IZON (Kolokuma)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • sisig (?) (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM (Kim)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • Job’s tears; Christ’s tears; adlai (American, from Bisayan, Philippine Islands)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • boboni-vσlσ (FCD) fσlσ (NWT; FCD) kpetehu-vσlσ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • akrokosεbia (Bunting fide FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • Loko) ma-pσlσ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE (Port), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ma-karamba-késé (FG&G) (SENEGAL, BEDIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kpσklσ-lε (FCD) kpσkolσ-lε (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM (Sherbro)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gbσlч̃ (FCD) gbσlч̃kpσ (FCD) gbσlч̃ndч̃ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ahwinie (FRI; E&A) (GHANA, WASA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ε-perẻka (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE (Yoni)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • fondo (A.Chev.; FB) (GUINEA, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • matσmperega (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, LIMBA (Tonko)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bonco (JDES; RdoF) (GUINEA-BISSAU, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gbεgbε-na (FCD) gbεgbε-tasabia-na (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, YALUNKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gbσε (FCD) gbσyε (FCD) pu-bσε (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • am-pσlσ (FCD; M&H) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bσhσri (FCD) bσŋkσri (NWT) kali bagi (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • wa-kometa (FG&G) (GUINEA, KONYAGI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ε-perẻka (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE (Kunike)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for COIX lacryma-jobi L. [family POACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 451, (1982) Author: W. D. CLAYTON and S.A. RENVOIZE
Names
COIX lacryma-jobi L. [family POACEAE], Sp. Pl.: 972 (1753); F.T.A. 9: 27 (1917); Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 1: 44 (1929); Ann. list grasses Ug.: 10 (1947); Vallayes in Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 39: 247 (1948); Mimeur in Rév. Bot. Appliq. 31: 197 (1951); R.K.G.: 63 (1958); I.G.U.: 22 (1960); G.T.: 114 (1965); Clayton in F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 3: 511 (1972). Type: Indies (LINN, holo, K, microfiche!)
Information
Coarse annual; culms 1–3 m. high. Leaf-blades linear-lanceolate, 10–45 cm. long, 2–7 cm. wide, cordate at the base. Cupule 5–15 mm. long, typically globose-ovoid, bony, shining, white or bluish. Male raceme 3–5 cm. long, the spikelets 7–8 mm. long. Fig. 205.
Range
DISTR. U2, 4; K4, 7; T2, 3, 6, 8; Z an Asiatic species, now distributed throughout the tropics
Altitude range
0–2000 m.
Distribution
KENYA Meru District Nyambeni Hills, Maua road, Thangatha R., 10 Oct. 1960, Polhill & Verdcourt 286!KENYA Embu District 32 km. W. of Embu, 14 Aug. 1958, Bogdan 4621!KENYA Teita District Voi, 9 May 1931, Napier 998!TANZANIA Lushoto District Mombo–Soni road, 24 June 1953, Drummond & Hemsley 2987! & Kwamkuyo R., 29 June 1970, Kabuye 180!TANZANIA Tanga District Tongwe, 7 Oct. 1936, Greenway 4652!TANZANIA Zanzibar I., 1908, Last !UGANDA Toro District 8 km. N. of Bundibugyo, 18 Sept. 1952, Ross 1142! & Bwamba, Kitengya, Aug. 1937, Eggeling 3371!UGANDA Mengo District Kivuvu, Mar. 1915, Dummer 2334!
Notes
There is considerable variation in the size, shape, colour and hardness of the cupules (see Mimeur, l.c.); only the variety (var. lacryma-jobi) with large hard ovoid cupules seems to have been introduced to East Africa.

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