Other conspecific taxa:

• Zea mays subsp. huehuetenangensis (0 accessions)
• Zea mays subsp. mays (0 accessions)
• Zea mays subsp. mexicana (0 accessions)
• Zea mays subsp. parviglumis (0 accessions)

Common names:

• Indian corn  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
• maize  (Source: BSBI) - English
• majs  (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

• Gene sources: tertiary genetic relative of sugarcane (fide Genet Res Crop Evol 53:163. 2006)
• Medicines: folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2)

Distributional Range:

Native

Northern America

• NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango]
• SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Guanajuato, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan]

Southern America

• CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala


Cultivated (also cult.)

References:

1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
2. Botanical Society of the British Isles BSBI taxon database (on-line resource). (BSBI)
3. Boulos, L. Flora of Egypt. 1999- (F Egypt)
4. Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002 (CRC MedHerbs ed2)
5. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). (Aust Pl Common Names)
6. International Seed Testing Association A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2. 1982 (Mult Glossary Crops)
7. Lee, Y. N. Flora of Korea. (F Korea)
8. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 (Herbs Commerce ed2)
9. Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants (Kulturpflanze) 34:134.
10. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994- (F ChinaEng)

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=42207. Accessed 7 junio 2026.