Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen

Flower name
Job's tears
Scientific name
Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen
Alias鳩麦
Place of originCentral Asia
Place of floweringRice paddies
Flowering seasonAugust, September, October

What is Job's tears

Job's tears (scientific name: Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen) is a grain originating from China and native to the Indochina Peninsula and belonging to the family Poaceae.

Name: Job's tears, Scientific name: Coix lacryma-jobi var. Ma-yuen, ask: adlay or adlay millet, origin: from China to the Indochina Peninsula, life style : Annual grass , leaf shape: Linear lanceolate form, sex ornate, rhinophylla, flowering period August to October, places where flowers come out: axilis or apices, seedling season: September to October.