The Jakubziner classification (1958) [reference] reflects the considerable progress in the knowledge of the genus Triticum made by Russian wheat specialists. Several new wild and domesticated species are introduced in this treatment, which is presented here in its original form with corrections in spelling and authority citations.
| Diploidea (2n = 14) |
| Wild growing |
| Triticum boeoticum Boiss. |
| Triticum urartu Tumanian ex Gandilyan |
| Cultivated Glumaceous |
| Triticum monococcum L. |
| Tetraploidea (2n = 28) |
| Wild growing |
| Triticum araraticum Jakubz. |
| Triticum dicoccoides (Körn. ex Asch. & Graebner) Schweinf. |
| Cultivated Glumaceous |
| Triticum timopheevii (Zhuk.) Zhuk. |
| Triticum paleocolchicum Menabde |
| Triticum dicoccum Schrank ex Schübler |
| Cultivated Naked |
| Triticum durum Desf. |
| Triticum turgidum L. |
| Triticum turanicum Jakubz. |
| Triticum polonicum L. |
| Triticum carthlicum Nevski |
| Triticum aethiopicum Jakubz. |
| Hexaploidea (2n = 42) |
| Cultivated Glumaceous |
| Triticum zhukovskyi Menabde & Ericzjan |
| Triticum macha Dekapr. & Menabde |
| Triticum spelta L. |
| Cultivated Naked |
| Triticum aestivum L. |
| Triticum compactum Host |
| Triticum vavilovii Jakubz. |
| Triticum sphaerococcum Percival |