Zea mays var. virginica Bonaf. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank VARIETY Published in Hist. Nat. Maïs: 37 (1836) Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Liliopsida order Poales family Poaceae genus Zea species Zea mays Name Homonyms Zea mays var. virginica Bonaf. Zea mays subsp. virginica Bonaf.