Zea mays L.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Zea mays L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Williams 1022, 03 Oct 1989

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. José Ballivián Prov. Carmen Florida, Río Beni, 7km upstream from Rurrenabaque, Tacana Indian village.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated in swidden "chacos".

  • Description

    Stalks, husks, tassles sun-red; ears conical, 30cm, swollen at base; seeds dk orange, irreg. rows. Var. said to mature in 90 days.

  • Specimen Notes

    Deposited at NY 03/27/1997

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 44119

    Occurrence ID: 9c710fb6-d3eb-4862-94ff-6f4916f62834

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Zea mays L.
    Note: !G. Davidse, 1994

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • County/Municipio

    José Ballivián Prov.

  • Locality

    Carmen Florida, Río Beni, 7km upstream from Rurrenabaque, Tacana Indian village

  • Elevation

    Alt. 320 m. (1050 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.5, -67.5

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