Details for: PI 708175, Zea mays L. subsp. mays, TEPECINTLE


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
TEPECINTLE
Origin:
Donated – Mexico
Received by NPGS:
1959
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Graminoid
Life Sex:
Perfect
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 708175 19ncei01 SD
The name on this accession indicates the maize race with little if any provenance information! Go to Descriptors above and query on the trait Primary Race for a much larger selection of accessions designated for this race.
  
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
Top Name:
TEPECINTLE
Origin:
Donated – Mexico
Received by NPGS:
1959
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Graminoid
Life Sex:
Perfect
Source History
Donated
1959.
Mexico

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
TEPECINTLE
Type: Unverified name
The name is a maize race name and is often presented when querying for the name. Other, more available accessions and more representative of the race are not presented in the simple search because descriptors are not indexed for the simple search. Racial classifications are observed and indicated in the primary race descriptor observations. Select the observations tab and click on the "primary race" descriptor to get a list of races. There is a link to the accessions that have been classified as the listed maize race.

NSL 2836
Type: Site identifier
Group: NSSL
National Seed Storage Laboratory (USA)

Narrative
"Races of Maize in Mexico" 1952. Bussey Inst. Harv. Univ. pp. 109-112
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 708175 to NSL 2836. 13 Jun 2025.
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Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALOil PercentageWhole kernel oil concentration corrected to a standard moisture level (dry weight basis). Value is expressed in percent oil. The method of obtaining the value is described in the method record and may be by calibrated NIR or using wet lab procedures.4.8 MAIZE.NIR.DUPONT-PIONEER.2000PI 708175 94ncfo01 SDNot Available
INSECTEuropean Corn Borer Gen1RESISTANCE TO THE FIRST GENERATION OF EUROPEAN CORN BORER.7 - (7) Mostly susceptible. Long lesions on half of the leaves MAIZE.ECB1.AMES.96PI 708175 94ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYKernel TypeKERNEL TYPED - SEMIDENT (80%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel TypeKERNEL TYPEE - SEMIFLINT (20%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORA - WHITE (5%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORB - YELLOW (75%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel ColorKERNEL COLORF - ORANGE-RED (20%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel Row ArrangementARRANGEMENT OF KERNEL ROWS FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP OF THE EAR.1 - REGULAR (100%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYKernel row NumberNUMBER OF KERNEL ROWS COUNTED ON THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.10 (0%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar LengthLENGTH OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS.18 (0%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar DiameterDIAMETER OF THE EAR IN CENTIMETERS MEASURED AT THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UPPERMOST EAR ON THE PLANT.4 (0%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYCob ColorCOLOR OF THE COB1 - WHITE (100%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYUpper Kernel ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.2 - INDENTED (80%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYUpper Kernel ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE KERNEL.4 - ROUNDED (20%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEndosperm ColorCOLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER1 - WHITE (5%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEndosperm ColorCOLOR OF THE HARD ENDOSPERM LAYER4 - YELLOW (95%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYEar ShapeSHAPE OF THE UPPERMOST EAR2 - CYLINDRICAL - CONICAL (100%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYAleurone ColorThe color and pattern of the kernel aleurone layer. The first entry represents the color and the second number represents the pattern of that color.11 - COLORLESS / UNIFORM (100%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPericarp ColorTHE COLOR AND THE PATTERN OF THE PERICARP. THE FIRST NUMBER IS THE COLOR, THE SECOND NUMBER IS THE PATTERN.11 - COLORLESS / UNIFORM (80%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPericarp ColorTHE COLOR AND THE PATTERN OF THE PERICARP. THE FIRST NUMBER IS THE COLOR, THE SECOND NUMBER IS THE PATTERN.63 - ORANGE / HALO (20%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYGlume DevelopmentGlume development1 - None (100%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
MORPHOLOGYColored Silk ScarColored Silk ScarN - Colored silk scar is not present (100%)122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
PRODUCTION1000 Kernel WeightThe weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.314122MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
PRODUCTION1000 Kernel WeightThe weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.3140 MAIZE.INC.STCROIX.2019.CP39PI 708175 19ncei01 SD
PRODUCTION1000 Kernel WeightThe weight of 1000 kernels measured in grams, preferably with the weight adjusted to 10% moisture content.390 MAIZE.DONOR.INITIAL.OBSERVATIONPI 708175 94ncfo01 SDNot Available
TAXONOMICPrimary RacePrimary race of the accession. Mixed indicates that more than two races are present in the accession.TEPECI - Tepecintle MAIZE.DONOR.INITIAL.OBSERVATION Not Available