Details for: PI 708203, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, British Virgin Islands 168


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
British Virgin Islands 168
Origin:
Collected – Virgin Islands (British)
Received by NPGS:
Aug 1992
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Graminoid
Life Sex:
Perfect
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
British Virgin Islands 168
Origin:
Collected – Virgin Islands (British)
Received by NPGS:
Aug 1992
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Graminoid
Life Sex:
Perfect
Source History
Collected

Virgin Islands (British)

Donated
August 1992.
Mexico

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
British Virgin Islands 168
Type: Other or unclassified name
Group: NC7.ZEA.STANDARD
Names added by NC7 to standardize maize name format for Zea. Many old names consist of a three or four letter abbreviated country or state followed by a number. The NC7 standard is to write out the full country or state when possible.
Millard, Mark J. Iowa State University

CIMMYTMA 5438
Type: CGIAR International Center Identifier
Group: CIMMYT-GGLOBAL-MAIZE
CIMMYT GRIN-Global database at http://mgb.cimmyt.org/gringlobal/search.aspx as of 08-Dec-2020.
Millard, Mark J. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

CIMMYTMA-005438
Type: CGIAR International Center Identifier
Group: SINGER-CIMMYT-MAIZE
Singer database at http://noc1.cgiar.org pass.dbf 04-28-1997

BRVI 168
Type: Collector identifier
Group: CIMMYT
CIMMYT

NSL 287746
Type: Site identifier
Group: NSSL
National Seed Storage Laboratory (USA)

NSL 287746 CYMT
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
Zea mays L. subspp. mays
Genus:
Zea
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Tripsacinae
Nomen number:

311987
Verified:
07/15/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Zea mays L. (1531 active accession[s])
Zea mays L. subsp. huehuetenangensis (H. H. Iltis & Doebley) Doebley (6 active accession[s])
Zea mays L. subsp. mexicana (Schrad.) H. H. Iltis (128 active accession[s])
Zea mays L. subsp. parviglumis H. H. Iltis & Doebley (250 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Zea mays L. var. mays

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcorn  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishdent corn  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishfield corn  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishflint corn  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishmaize  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishpod corn  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishpopcorn  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishsweet corn  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Arabicdura shami  2Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
Chineseyu shu shu玉蜀黍 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchmaïs  2Demilly, D. et al. 1996. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 6. Note: GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France
GermanMais  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italiangranoturco  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Italianmais  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajitō-morokoshi  2Batra, L. R. 1995. Names of Japanese plants sorted by their Japanese names in Romanized Katakana and scientific nomenclature
Portuguesemilho  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmaíz  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishmajs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreangangnaengi  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:134.
Transcribed Koreanogsusu  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
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  • PINUMBERED: Assigned PI 708203 to NSL 287746 CYMT. 13 Jun 2025.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
TAXONOMICPrimary RacePrimary race of the accession. Mixed indicates that more than two races are present in the accession.COTRFT - Coastal Tropical Flint MAIZE.CIMMYT.GRIN-GLOBAL.ONLINE Not Available
TAXONOMICSecondary RaceSecondary race of the accession.HAITYE - Haiti Yellow MAIZE.CIMMYT.GRIN-GLOBAL.ONLINE Not Available