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- Zea (plant) - Wikipedia
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
- Teosinte | Mexican, Wild Grains, Maize | Britannica
Teosinte, any of four species of tall, stout grasses in the genus Zea of the family Poaceae Teosintes are native to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua
- Teosinte – Native-Seeds-Search
Teosinte is widely used as a forage crop for cattle in Mexico and the seeds may be fed to other livestock such as chickens and pigs Teosinte is considered the mother of corn and therefore holds a very important place in indigenous culture and beliefs
- Teosinte and the domestication of maize - Earth@Home: Evolution
Maize is derived from an earlier ancestral plant called teosinte, which was first domesticated in Mexico The ears of teosinte do not look much like the ears of modern maize, and the reasons that ancient Mesoamericans first adopted teosinte as a crop are not well understood
- Mexican Teosinte (Zea mexicana) Plant Guide
Teosinte produces several stems which branch from the base and can grow 6-13 feet tall Leaves are sword-like and grow 23-48 inches long and 2-3 1⁄4 inches wide Distribution: Mexican teosinte is native to Mexico and was introduced to the southeastern United States
- TEOSINTE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of TEOSINTE is any of several tall annual or perennial grasses (genus Zea) of Mexico and Central America that have small dark triangular seeds and include two species (Z mays parviglumis and Z m mexicana synonym Z mexicana) which are closely related to and often considered ancestral to corn
- An ancient tech revolution: How was corn domesticated in Mexico?
Mesoamericans in Mexico had the vision to genetically modify the tiny kernels of the teosinte plant over centuries, resulting in today's corn
- Ecogeography of teosinte - PMC
Only 11 2% of teosinte populations are found in Protected Natural Areas in Mexico and Central America Ecogeographical analysis showed that teosinte can cope with extreme levels of precipitation and temperatures during growing season
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