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Zea mays L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 971 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Poales
family
Poaceae
genus
Zea
species
Zea mays

Name

Synonyms
Mays americana Baumg.
Mays zea Gaertn.
Mayzea cerealis Raf.
Mayzea cerealis subsp. gigantea Raf.
Thalysia mays (L.) Kuntze
Zea amylesaccharata Sturtev., 1885
Zea gigantea Voss
Zea japonica VanHoutte
Zea maiz Vell.
Zea mays subsp. gracillima Körn.
Zea mays subsp. hanakibi Makino
Zea mays subsp. multicoloramylacea Yarchuk
Zea mays subsp. pensylvanica Bonaf.
Zea mays subsp. praecox Torr.
Zea mays subsp. semidentata Kuleshov
Zea mays subsp. striatiamylacea Leizerson
Zea mays subsp. subnigroviolacea T.A.Yarchuk
Zea mays subsp. tunicata Sturtev.
Zea mays subsp. virginica Bonaf.
Zea mays var. gracillima Körn. ex Hitchc.
Homonyms
Zea mays L.
Common names
'icú in language.
Aburoo in Akan
Agbado in Yoruba
Anyuɔl in language.
Barelle in language.
Bli in Ewe
Chassi in language.
Choccllo in Quechua
Corn in English
Corn in English
Corn in English
Coronta o Panocha in Spanish
Dacsa in Catalan–Valencian
Dinrêye in Walloon
Elote o Choclo in Spanish
Formenton in language.
Frumentone in Italian
Frumentone in Italian
Frumentone in Italian
Frumentone in Italian
Granone in Italian
Granoturco in Italian
Granoturco in Italian
Granoturco in Italian
Granoturco in Italian
Granturco in Italian
Granturco in Italian
Gugarutz in language.
Gugaruz in language.
Ikuä́ in language.
India-Corn in Welsh
Indian Corn in English
Indian Corn in English
Indian corn in English
Indian corn in English
Indrawn in Welsh
Jagung in Indonesian
Jeseirí in language.
Kaan in language.
Kaba in Bambara
Kanga in Maori
Katana in language.
Kukuruz in German
Kukuruz in German
Kukurydza in Polish
Kukurydza zwyczajna in Polish
Kultur-Mais in German
Kultur-Mais in German
Mainshi in language.
Mainshi di Galiña in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  3. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
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