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Zea mays (Corn)
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Zea (from a Greek name for a related plant) mays (from the Mexican
name for corn, Maize) is one of 4 or 5 species of mostly annual grasses that
inhabit disturbed areas and field margins of Central America. Zea mays, or corn, is
an extremely valuable cereal crop of the tropical and temperate areas of the world. Corn
(and its derivatives) have found literally thousands of uses in the industrial world.
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Superdivision: Spermatophyta (Seed Plants)
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class: Liliopsida (Monocotyledons)
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus: Zea (Corn)
Species: Z. mays (Corn) ---YOU ARE HERE
Cross referenced against the
National Center for Biotechnology Information's
Taxonomy Browser
and the
Plants Database at http://plants.usda.gov/.
Zea mays (Corn)
Try The Cottonman's high quality, sought-after, mailorder cornmeal.
Zea (from a Greek name for a related plant) mays (from the Mexican name for corn, Maize) is one of 4 or 5 species of mostly annual grasses that inhabit disturbed areas and field margins of Central America. Zea mays, or corn, is an extremely valuable cereal crop of the tropical and temperate areas of the world. Corn (and its derivatives) have found literally thousands of uses in the industrial world.
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Superdivision: Spermatophyta (Seed Plants)
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class: Liliopsida (Monocotyledons)
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus: Zea (Corn)
Species: Z. mays (Corn) ---YOU ARE HERE
Cross referenced against the
National Center for Biotechnology Information's
Taxonomy Browser
and the
Plants Database at http://plants.usda.gov/.
Kingdom: Plantae
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