As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2024
latest classification for this taxon
species
Zea mays
This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 971 (1753)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000907754.
Literature
Synonyms of Zea mays
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mays americana | Enum. Stirp. Transsilv. 3: 281 (1816) | wfo-0000878883 | ||
| Mays zea | Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 6 (1788) | wfo-0000878885 | ||
| Mayzea cerealis | Med. Fl. 2: 241 (1830) | wfo-0000878886 | ||
| Thalysia mays | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 794 (1891) | wfo-0000903450 | ||
| Zea gigantea | Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1189, in syn. 1895 | wfo-0000907744 | ||
| Zea gracillima | Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1190, in syn. 1895 | wfo-0000907746 | ||
| Zea mays subsp. amyleosaccharata | Kult. Rast. Sorod. 123 1950 | — | wfo-0000907759 | |
| Zea mays subsp. tunicata | Kult. Rast. Sorod. 122 1950 | — | wfo-0000907773 | |
| Zea mays var. tunicata | Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 16: 144 1829 | — | wfo-0000907788 | |
| Zea mays var. variegata | Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 238. 1887 | wfo-0000907789 | ||
| Zea minima | Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1190, in syn. 1895 | wfo-0000907795 | ||
| Zea segetalis | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 28 (1796) | wfo-0000907807 | ||
| Zea vittata | Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1189, in syn. 1895 | wfo-0000907810 | ||
| Zea mays var. mays | – | – | — | wfo-0001096996 |
| Zea mays var. indurata | Cycl. Amer. Hort. 4: 2005 1902 | — | wfo-0001097111 | |
| Zea mays subsp. tunicata | – | — | wfo-0001098029 | |
| Zea mays subsp. semidentata | – | — | wfo-0001098030 | |
| Zea mays var. gracillima | Stand. Cycl. Hort. 6: 3539 1917 | — | wfo-0001099168 | |
| Zea maiz | Fl. Flumin. Icon. 10: t. 3. 1831 [1827 publ. 29 Oct 1831] | wfo-0001262908 |
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