Zea mays

Zea mays

Zea mays

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: Z. mays
Subspecies: Z. m. subsp. mays – Z. m. subsp. huehuetenangensis – Z. m. subsp. parviglumis

Name

Zea mays L. Sp. Pl. 1: 971 (1753)

Synonyms

• homotypisch
  • Mays zea Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 6 (1788), nom. superfl.
  • Zea segetalis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 28 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Mays americana Baumg., Enum. Stirp. Transsilv. 3: 281 (1816), nom. superfl.
  • Mayzea cerealis Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 241 (1830), nom. superfl.
  • Thalysia mays (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 794 (1891)

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 971.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Zea mays in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, mays Zea mays. Published on the internet. Accessed 2013 Dec. 2.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Zea mays . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Zea mays. Published online. Accessed 2 Dec. 2013.

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Zea mays in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Akan: Aburoo
العربية: ذرة (نبات)
asturianu: maíz
Bahasa Indonesia: jagung
Bahasa Melayu: Jagung
bamanankan: Kaba
বাংলা: ভুট্টা
Basa Jawa: Jagung
беларуская: Кукуруза
Boarisch: Gugarutz, Tyrk, Mais
български: Царевица
català: Dacsa, Panís, Blat de moro, Blat de les Índies o Moresc
čeština: Kukuřice
српски / srpski: Кукуруз
dansk: Majs
Deutsch: Mais, Kukuruz (AT)
eesti: Mais
Ελληνικά: Καλαμπόκι
English: Corn, Indian Corn, Maize, Teosinte, a wild plant
español: Maiz, the cultivated plant, Elote o Choclo, the fruit, Olote, Coronta o Panocha, the fruit axis and Teosinte, the wild plant
Esperanto: Maizo
eʋegbe: Bli
فارسی: ذرت
français: Maïs
हिन्दी: मक्का
Ido: Maizo
íslenska: Maís
italiano: Mais
עברית: תירס
latviešu: Parastā kukurūza
la .lojban.: zumri
magyar: Kukorica
македонски: Пченка
Nederlands: Maïs
日本語: トウモロコシ
Nordfriisk: Meis
norsk: Mais
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਮੱਕੀ
polski: Kukurydza
português: Milho, abati, auati, avati
русский: Кукуруза
slovenčina: Kukurica siata
slovenščina: koruza
suomi: Maissi
svenska: Majs
தமிழ்: சோளம்
ไทย: ข้าวโพด
Türkçe: Mısır
ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche: ظات حعشلعق قوناق
vèneto: Formenton, Granturco, Sorgo Turco
Volapük: Mait
walon: Dinrêye
中文: 玉米

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