ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Zea mays

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Zea
Species: Zea mays
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Zea mays. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

19 synonyms in this snapshot

Mays americanaName author: Baumg.
Mays zeaName author: Gaertn.
Mayzea cerealisName author: Raf.
Thalysia maysName author: (L.) Kuntze
Zea giganteaName author: hort.
Zea gracillimaName author: Voss
Zea maizName author: Vell.
Zea mays subsp. amyleosaccharataName author: (Sturtev.) Zhuk.
Zea mays subsp. semidentataName author: Kuleshov
Zea mays subsp. tunicataName author: (A.St.Hil.) Zhuk.
Zea mays subsp. tunicataName author: Sturtev.
Zea mays var. gracillimaName author: Körn. ex Hitchc.
Zea mays var. indurataName author: (Sturtev.) L.H.Bailey
Zea mays var. maysName author: Not supplied
Zea mays var. tunicataName author: A.St.Hil.
Zea mays var. variegataName author: G.Nicholson
Zea minimaName author: Voss
Zea segetalisName author: Salisb.
Zea vittataName author: Voss

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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