Zea L. is a genus of one or very few species from tropical America. It has given rise to the cereal known as corn or Indian corn in north America, and as maize in other parts of the world.
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- Zea mays (Maize, Corn) Provides information on the history of domestication of this important food plant.
- Zea mays: Sweet Corn Research project by Ashey Knudsen on this cultivated grass including its classification, habitat, nutrition and reproduction.
- Zea mexicana Information on the stock of teosinte grown at Connecticut University.