Zea luxurians

Zea luxurians, also referred to by the common names Maíz de Monte,[1] Florida teosinte and Guatemalan teosinte,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.[4] It is a true grass and a teosinte.

Zea luxurians
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Zea
Species:
Z. luxurians
Binomial name
Zea luxurians
(Durieu & Asch.) R.M.Bird
Synonyms[2]

Euchlaena luxurians Durieu & Asch.
Euchlaena mexicana var. luxurians (Durieu & Asch.) Haines
Zea mays subsp. luxurians (Durieu & Asch.) Iltis
Zea mexicana subsp. luxurians (Durieu & Asch.) Greb.

Distribution

It is native to Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, but it can also be found in areas where it has been introduced, including Brazil, Colombia, and French Guiana.[2][5]

References
  1. Aragón Cuevas, F.; Menjívar, J.; Ruíz Corral, J.A.; González Ledesma, M.; Contreras, A.; Azurdia, C.; de la Cruz Larios, L.; Sánchez, J.J. (2019). "Zea luxurians". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T77726182A77726358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T77726182A77726358.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Zea luxurians (Durieu & Asch.) R.M.Bird". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. Zea luxurians. USDA ARS National Plant Germplasm System.
  4. "Zea luxurians (Durieu & Asch.) R.M.Bird". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  5. Silva, NCdA., et al. 2015.Presence of Zea luxurians (Durieu and Ascherson) Bird in Southern Brazil: Implications for the Conservation of Wild Relatives of Maize. PLoS ONE 10(10): e0139034.
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