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| Taxonomy |
| Popular Name: |
Corn (Maize) |
Class: |
Liliopsida |
| Super Kingdom: |
Eukaryota |
Super Order: |
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| Kingdom: |
Viridiplantae |
Order: |
Poales |
| Phylum: |
Streptophyta |
Family: |
Pocaceae |
| Sub Phylum: |
Embryophyta |
Sub Family: |
Panicoideae |
| Division: |
Tracheophyta |
Tribe: |
Andropogoneae |
| Subdivision: |
Spermatophyta |
Genus: |
Zea |
| Super Class: |
Magnoliophyta |
Species: |
mays |
| Size of Genome: |
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Variety: |
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| FoodCompData: |
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| URL: |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode... |
| References: |
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_search.pl?corn |
| Comment: |
Zea mays
Taxonomy ID: 4577
Rank: species
Lineage( abbreviated )
Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliophyta; Liliopsida; Poales; Poaceae; PACCAD clade; Panicoideae; Andropogoneae; Zea.
Biology of Zea mays L.
General Description
Maize is a tall, monoecious, annual grass varying in height from 1 to 4 meters (Watson & Dallwitz 1992). The main stem is made up of clearly defined nodes and internodes. Internodes are wide at the base and gradually taper to the terminal inflorescence at the top of the plant. Leaf blades are found in an alternating pattern along the stem. Maize is a unique grass as both male and female flowers are borne on the same plant but are located separately. The tassels or staminate (male) inflorescence form large spreading terminal panicles that resemble spike-like racemes. Pollen is shed from the tassel and is viable for approximately 10 to 30 minutes as it is rapidly desiccated in the air (Kiesselbach 1980). Maize plants shed pollen for up to 14 days.
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