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Taxon:  Zea mays L.



Summary
Genus:
Zea
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Tripsacinae
Nomen number:
42207
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:971. 1753
Verified:
10/28/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (4  active, 4  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Zea mays L. subsp. huehuetenangensis (H. H. Iltis & Doebley) Doebley (0 active accession[s])
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (0 active accession[s])
Zea mays L. subsp. mexicana (Schrad.) H. H. Iltis (0 active accession[s])
Zea mays L. subsp. parviglumis H. H. Iltis & Doebley (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Indian corn –
maize –
Swedish
majs –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Guanajuato, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.


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