Zea mays

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank

Species

Author

L.

Publication

Sp. Pl. : 971 (1753)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom

Plantae

Subkingdom

Pteridobiotina

Phylum

Angiosperms

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Zea

Inferior Taxa

Zea mays subsp. huehuetenangensis Zea mays subsp. parviglumis Zea mays subsp. mays

Synonyms

Mays americana Mays zea Mayzea cerealis Thalysia mays Zea gigantea Zea gracillima Zea mays subsp. amyleosaccharata Zea mays subsp. tunicata Zea mays var. tunicata Zea mays var. variegata Zea minima Zea segetalis Zea vittata Zea mays var. mays Zea mays var. indurata Zea mays subsp. tunicata Zea mays subsp. semidentata Zea mays var. gracillima Zea maiz