Teosinte
Appearance
Teosinte | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Two teosintes | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
(unranked): | |
(unranked): | |
(unranked): | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | Zea |
species | |
Z. diploperennis |
The teosintes are a group of large grasses of the genus Zea found in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua.
There are five recognized species of teosinte: Zea diploperennis, Zea perennis, Zea luxurians, Zea nicaraguensis and Zea mays.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Corncobs_edit1.jpg/300px-Corncobs_edit1.jpg)