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Zea L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 971 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000041167.

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Synonyms of Zea

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Euchlaena Schrad. Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1832: 3 (1832) wfo-4000014108
Mays Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754) wfo-4000023397
Mayzea Raf. Med. Fl. 2: 241 (1830) wfo-4000023401
Reana Brign. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 3, 12: 365 (1849) wfo-4000032639
Thalysia Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 794 (1891) wfo-4000038057
Mais Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 39, 573 (1763) wfo-4000043924

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Zea:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea andersonii (J.R.Gray) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 303 (2024) wfo-1000081644
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea australis (H.C.Cutler & E.S.Anderson) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 303 (2024) wfo-1000081645
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea cundinamarcis (de Wet & Timothy) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 303 (2024) wfo-1000081646
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea dactyloides (L.) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 304 (2024) wfo-1000081647
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea intermedia (de Wet & J.R.Harlan) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 304 (2024) wfo-1000081648
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea jalapensis (de Wet & Brink) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 304 (2024) wfo-1000081649
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea lanceolata (Rupr. ex Benth.) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 304 (2024) wfo-1000081650
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea latifolia (Hitchc.) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 304 (2024) wfo-1000081651
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea laxa (Nash) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 304 (2024) wfo-1000081652
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea maizar (Hern.-Xol. & Randolph) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 304 (2024) wfo-1000081653
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea manisuroides (de Wet & J.R.Harlan) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 304 (2024) wfo-1000081654
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea peruviana (de Wet & Timothy) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 304 (2024) wfo-1000081655
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea pilosa (Scribn. & Merr.) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 304 (2024) wfo-1000081656
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea ramosa Gernert Amer. Naturalist 46: 616. 1912 wfo-0001351516
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea vespertilio Gómez-Laur. Brenesia 80: 36.2013 wfo-1000042974
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Zea zopilotensis (Hern.-Xol. & Randolph) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 304 (2024) wfo-1000081657