Zea mays L.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Mays americana Baumg.; Mays zea Gaertn.; Mayzea cerealis Raf.; Thalysia mays (L.) Kuntze; Zea segetalis Salisb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Zea mays L.
  • Common name : Indian Corn, Maize, Corn
  • Vernacular name :
    • Mekkejola (Kannada)
    • Cholam, Makkachola, (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Widely cultivated for its grains and its fodder leaves.
  • Key identification features : Annual herbs; Leaves broadly lanceolate, ciliate at margin; leaf-sheaths villous at margin; ligule ciliate; Inflorescence panicled raceme; Spikelets in pair, ovate-oblong.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-April
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Guatemala, Mexico
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Guatemala, Mexico
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 312
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Zea mays. Downloaded on 12 December 2024.

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