Coix lacryma-jobi.
Botanical name:
Coix lacryma-jobi Linn. Gramineae. Job's Tears.
Tropical Asia. The seeds may be ground to flour and made into a coarse but nourishing bread which is utilized in times of scarcity.
Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.
