Genus Zea L.


Summary
Genus number:
13020
Last updated:
6 February 2017
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Tripsacinae
Common name(s):

corn
Accession count:

48364 (31155  active, 15323  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


Synonyms
Synonym(s)

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Spikelets and/or florets

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References:
  1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Note: food crop, maize genepool, excluding Zea diploperennis, Z. luxurians, and Z. perennis
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=13020. Accessed 10 May 2026.