Zea mays L.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Zea mays L.

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 793, Jan 1915

  • Location

    Philippines. Metropolitan Manila. Luzon.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04283094

    Occurrence ID: 2948e683-531c-4215-8b6a-b9980c878d16

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Zea mays L.

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GRAMINEAE
ZEA Linnaeus	. ~ ?
ZEA MAYS Linft.; Blanco PL Vaty'-fimRf	(1846) 476; ed.3,
yr: I	;
The Linnean species was correctly interpreted by Blanco,
ijik species, is cultivated throughout the Philippines, having
been introduced from Mexico at an early date by the Spaniards. ,
The common type found in the Philippines is the one distributed
herewith.	...
Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon, January; 1915"*"
{Merrill: Species Blancoanae No, 793).