Zea (plant)
Genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Teosinte" redirects here. For other uses, see Teosinte (disambiguation).
Zea is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. The best-known species is Z. mays (variously called maize, corn, or Indian corn), one of the most important crops for human societies throughout much of the world. The four wild species are commonly known as teosintes and are native to Mesoamerica.
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Zea | |
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Zea mays | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
Tribe: | Andropogoneae |
Subtribe: | Tripsacinae |
Genus: | Zea L. |
Type species | |
Zea mays | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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