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Species of Zea L.

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Accepted Names
Exclude infraspecific names

NameAccepted Nameai
Zea hybr. a 
Zea spp. a 
Zea amylacea Sturtev. Zea mays L. subsp. mays   
Zea curagua Molina Zea mays L. subsp. mays   
Zea diploperennis H. H. Iltis et al.  a 
Zea indentata Sturtev. Zea mays L. subsp. mays   
Zea indurata Sturtev. Zea mays L. subsp. mays   
Zea japonica Van Houtte Zea mays L. subsp. mays   
Zea luxurians (Durieu & Asch.) R. M. Bird  a 
Zea mays L.  a 
Zea mays L. Ceratina Group KuleshovZea mays L. subsp. mays   
Zea mays L. subsp. amylacea (Sturtev.) Zhuk. Zea mays L. subsp. mays  i
Zea mays L. subsp. huehuetenangensis (H. H. Iltis & Doebley) Doebley  ai
Zea mays L. subsp. luxurians (Durieu & Asch.) H. H. Iltis Zea luxurians (Durieu & Asch.) R. M. Bird  i
Zea mays L. subsp. mays  ai
Zea mays L. subsp. mexicana (Schrad.) H. H. Iltis  ai
Zea mays L. subsp. parviglumis H. H. Iltis & Doebley  ai
Zea mays L. var. alba Alef. Zea mays L. subsp. mays  i
Zea mays L. var. flavorubra Körn. Zea mays L. subsp. mays  i
Zea mays L. var. huehuetenangensis H. H. Iltis & Doebley Zea mays L. subsp. huehuetenangensis (H. H. Iltis & Doebley) Doebley  i
Zea mays L. var. indentata (Sturtev.) L. H. Bailey Zea mays L. subsp. mays  i
Zea mays L. var. indurata (Sturtev.) L. H. Bailey Zea mays L. subsp. mays  i
Zea mays L. var. japonica (Van Houtte) Alph. Wood Zea mays L. subsp. mays  i
Zea mays L. var. leucodon Alef. Zea mays L. subsp. mays  i
Zea mays L. var. mays Zea mays L. subsp. mays  i
Zea mays L. var. parviglumis H. H. Iltis & Doebley Zea mays L. subsp. parviglumis H. H. Iltis & Doebley  i
Zea mays L. var. saccharata (Sturtev.) L. H. Bailey Zea mays L. subsp. mays  i
Zea mays L. var. tunicata Larrañaga ex A. St.-Hil. Zea mays L. subsp. mays  i
Zea mays L. var. vulgata Körn. Zea mays L. subsp. mays  i
Zea mexicana (Schrad.) Kuntze Zea mays L. subsp. mexicana (Schrad.) H. H. Iltis   
Zea nicaraguensis H. H. Iltis & B. F. Benz  a 
Zea perennis (Hitchc.) Reeves & Mangelsd.  a 
Zea saccharata Sturtev. Zea mays L. subsp. mays   
Zea vespertilio Gómez-Laur.  a 
  1. Zea amylacea Sturtev. (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  2. Zea curagua Molina (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  3. Zea diploperennis H. H. Iltis et al.
  4. Zea hybr.
  5. Zea indentata Sturtev. (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  6. Zea indurata Sturtev. (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  7. Zea japonica Van Houtte (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  8. Zea luxurians (Durieu & Asch.) R. M. Bird
  9. Zea mays L.
  10. Zea mays L. group ceratina Kuleshov (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  11. Zea mays L. var. alba Alef. (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  12. Zea mays L. var. flavorubra Körn. (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  13. Zea mays L. var. huehuetenangensis H. H. Iltis & Doebley (=Zea mays L. subsp. huehuetenangensis (H. H. Iltis & Doebley) Doebley)
  14. Zea mays L. var. indentata (Sturtev.) L. H. Bailey (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  15. Zea mays L. var. indurata (Sturtev.) L. H. Bailey (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  16. Zea mays L. var. japonica (Van Houtte) Alph. Wood (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  17. Zea mays L. var. leucodon Alef. (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  18. Zea mays L. var. mays (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  19. Zea mays L. var. parviglumis H. H. Iltis & Doebley (=Zea mays L. subsp. parviglumis H. H. Iltis & Doebley)
  20. Zea mays L. var. saccharata (Sturtev.) L. H. Bailey (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  21. Zea mays L. var. tunicata Larrañaga ex A. St.-Hil. (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  22. Zea mays L. var. vulgata Körn. (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  23. Zea mays L. subsp. amylacea (Sturtev.) Zhuk. (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  24. Zea mays L. subsp. huehuetenangensis (H. H. Iltis & Doebley) Doebley
  25. Zea mays L. subsp. luxurians (Durieu & Asch.) H. H. Iltis (=Zea luxurians (Durieu & Asch.) R. M. Bird)
  26. Zea mays L. subsp. mays
  27. Zea mays L. subsp. mexicana (Schrad.) H. H. Iltis
  28. Zea mays L. subsp. parviglumis H. H. Iltis & Doebley
  29. Zea mexicana (Schrad.) Kuntze (=Zea mays L. subsp. mexicana (Schrad.) H. H. Iltis)
  30. Zea nicaraguensis H. H. Iltis & B. F. Benz
  31. Zea perennis (Hitchc.) Reeves & Mangelsd.
  32. Zea saccharata Sturtev. (=Zea mays L. subsp. mays)
  33. Zea spp.
  34. Zea vespertilio Gómez-Laur.


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