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Zea is a genus of grasses that includes corn (maize), one of the world's most important food crops. It matters because corn derived from this genus feeds billions of people globally and serves as a major ingredient in countless food products and animal feed.
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Zea is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. The best-known species is Z. mays (variously called maize, corn, or Indian corn), one of the most important crops for human societies throughout much of the world. The four wild species are commonly known as teosintes and are native to Mesoamerica.
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Agriculture in MesoamericaAndropogoneaeBotanical taxa named by Carl LinnaeusCrops originating from North AmericaCrops originating from Pre-Columbian North AmericaCrops originating from South AmericaGrasses of North AmericaGrasses of South AmericaPoaceae generaTaxonbars with 25–29 taxon IDsZea (plant)