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Zea mays is the botanical name for the crop plant which is called corn in the US, and called maize in most other countries.
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What is the botanical name for maize leaf?
the botanical name of maize is Zea mays
What is the mean of maize?
The Latin name of maize is Zea mays.
What is the definition of corn?
Zea Maize
What is the latin mean of maize?
The Latin name of maize is Zea mays.
The binomial name for maize?
Zea mays
What is the binomial nomenclature for maize?
Zea mayze
What kingdom does zea maize belong to?
Zea maize belongs to the Plantae kingdom.
What is the sscientific name of corn?
Zea mays var. saccharataand Zea mays var. rugosa
What plant makes corn?
Maize plants, Zea mays
What are the various varieties of maize?
There are basically nine types, or subspecies, of maize:Flour corn - Zea mays var. amylaceaPopcorn - Zea mays var. evertaDent corn - Zea mays var. indentataFlint corn - Zea mays var. indurataSweet corn - Zea mays var. saccharataand Zea mays var. rugosaWaxy corn - Zea mays var. ceratinaAmylomaize - Zea maysPod corn - Zea mays var. tunicata Larrañaga ex A. St. Hil.Striped maize - Zea mays var. japonica
Is maize a native of south America?
The origin of maize, Zea Maya or Indian Corn, is unknown the only near relative is a weed found in Mexico and Guatemala which is thought to be a hybrid with Tripsacum.
What is teosinte and where is it found?
Teosintes are a group of large grasses of the genus Zea found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. There are five recognized species of teosintes: Zea diploperennis, Zea perennis, Zea luxurians, Zea nicaraguensis and Zea mays. The last species, Zea mays, is divided into four further subspecies: ssp. huehuetenangensis, ssp. mays, ssp. mexicana, and ssp. parviglumis. Zea mays ssp. mays, also commonly known as maize or corn, is the only domesticated taxon in the genus Zea. The genus Zea includes both annual and perennial species. Zea diploperennis and Zea perennis are perennial, while all other taxa are annual, meaning they live for one to two years. Teosinte strongly resembles maize in many ways. Some populations of Zea mays ssp. mexicana have been observed having adapted to a maize-like form within cultivated maize fields. In some areas of Mexico, teosinte is regarded by maize farmers as a weed, while in other areas the farmers regard it as a beneficial companion plant, and encourage introgression. The the most significant way in which teosinte differs from maize is in its distinctively small female inflorescence, in the fact that they mature to form a two-ranked 'ear' of between five and ten hard, triangular or trapezoidal black seeds, quite unlike the characteristics of those of a maize. Not only that, but members of Zea exhibit no seed dormancy behavior - rather, they will germinate almost immediately in favorable conditions. The Mexican government has taken action in recent years to protect wild teosinte populations. The reason for this is based on the fact that virtually, all populations of teosinte are either threatened or endangered by the weeding that takes place in trying to get rid of them as a weed. For example, the species, Zea diploperennis, only exists in a very small population in a area of only a few square miles. Due to this action by the Mexican government in trying to protect the wild species of teosinte populations, scientific interests have been peaked, concerning the value and significance in the teosinte characteristics and traits, such as insect resistance and perennialism.
