Zea mexicana

Zea mexicana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Tripsacinae
Genus: Zea
Species: Zea mexicana

Name

Zea mexicana (Schrad.) Kuntze

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Euchlaena mexicana Schrad., Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1832: 3 (1832).
• Homotypic
  • Zea mays subsp. mexicana (Schrad.) Iltis, Phytologia 23: 249 (1972).
• Homotypic
  • Reana giovanninii Brign., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 12: 365 (1849).
  • Euchlaena bourgeaui E.Fourn., Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 15: 468 (1876).
  • Euchlaena giovanninii E.Fourn., Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 15: 468 (1876).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Alabama, Brazil West-Central, Egypt, Florida, Jawa, Maryland, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuntze, C.E.O. in T.E.von Post & C.E.O.Kuntze, 1904. Lex. Gen. Phan.: 599 (1904).

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Zea mexicana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Zea mexicana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Zea mexicana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Zea mexicana. Published online. Accessed: October 04 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Mexican Teosinte

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