Specimen profile Növényprofil

Zea mays L.

Common name Köznév Corn Kukorica, tengeri, törökbúza
Family Poaceae
Genus Zea

Classification

Scientific name Tudományos név Zea mays L.
Common name Köznév Corn Kukorica, tengeri, törökbúza
Family Poaceae
Genus Zea

Common Names

  • Corn
  • Indian corn
  • Katana

Botanical Garden Location

Crops Haszonnövények (16)

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This plant is part of the Collection of crop plants (Medicinal, dye, textile and oil plants) collection. Ez a növény az Haszonnövények gyűjteménye (Gyógy-, festék-, textil és olajnövények) gyűjtemény része.

Toxicity

Humans
unknown ismeretlen
Cats Dogs
unknown ismeretlen

Native Distribution

Afghanistan | Austria | Comoros | Guatemala | Hungary | Mexico | Romania | Spain | United States of America
Detailed Regions

Northern America Mexico Mexico Central Mexico Southwest Southern America Central America Guatemala Introduced into Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania Macaronesia Azores Canary Is. Northeast Tropical Africa Chad Djibouti Ethiopia Somalia Sudan Northern Africa Algeria Egypt Morocco Tunisia South Tropical Africa Angola Mozambique Zambia West Tropical Africa Benin Burkina Gambia | The Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Mali Niger Nigeria Sierra Leone Togo West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Equatorial Guinea Gulf of Guinea Is. Rwanda Zaire Western Indian Ocean Aldabra Chagos Archipelago Comoros Madagascar Mauritius Rodrigues Réunion Seychelles Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Oman Yemen Caucasus North Caucasus Transcaucasus China China North-Central China South-Central China Southeast Hainan Manchuria Eastern Asia Japan Korea Nansei-shoto Middle Asia Kazakhstan Kirgizistan Tadzhikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Russian Far East Amur Khabarovsk Primorye Sakhalin Western Asia Afghanistan Cyprus Iraq Turkey Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam Bangladesh East Himalaya India Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka West Himalaya Indo-China Andaman Is. Cambodia Laos Myanmar Thailand Vietnam Malesia Borneo Christmas I. Jawa Lesser Sunda Is. Malaya Maluku Philippines Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago New Guinea Australasia Australia Queensland Western Australia Europe Eastern Europe Baltic States Belarus Central European Russia East European Russia Krym Northwest European Russia South European Russia Ukraine Middle Europe Austria Belgium Czechoslovakia Germany Hungary Netherlands Poland Switzerland Northern Europe Great Britain Ireland Southeastern Europe Albania Bulgaria Greece Italy Kriti Romania Sicilia Turkey-in-Europe Yugoslavia Southwestern Europe Baleares Corse France Portugal Sardegna Spain Northern America Eastern Canada Ontario Québec Mexico Mexico Gulf Mexico Northeast Mexico Northwest Mexico Southeast North-Central U.S.A. Illinois Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Wisconsin Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut Indiana Maine Masachusettes New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode I. Vermont West Virginia Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado Idaho Montana Oregon Washington Wyoming South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico Texas Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona California Nevada Utah Pacific North-Central Pacific Hawaii Northwestern Pacific Caroline Is. Marianas Marshall Is. Wake I. South-Central Pacific Pitcairn Is. Southwestern Pacific Fiji New Caledonia Niue Samoa Vanuatu Southern America Brazil Brazil North Acre Amapí Amazonas Parí Rondônia Roraima Tocantins Brazil Northeast Alagoas Bahia Ceará Maranh Paraába Pernambuco Piauá Rio Grande do Norte Sergipe Brazil South Paraní Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina Brazil Southeast Espirito Santo Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Brazil West-Central Brazilia Distrito Federal Goiás Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Caribbean Aruba Bahamas Cayman Is. Cuba Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Leeward Is. Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico Trinidad-Tobago Venezuelan Antilles Windward Is. Central America Belize Costa Rica Honduras Nicaragua Panamá Northern South America French Guiana Southern South America Argentina Northeast Uruguay Western South America Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Galápagos Peru

Northern America Mexico Mexico Central Mexico Southwest Southern America Central America Guatemala Introduced into Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania Macaronesia Azores Canary Is. Northeast Tropical Africa Chad Djibouti Ethiopia Somalia Sudan Northern Africa Algeria Egypt Morocco Tunisia South Tropical Africa Angola Mozambique Zambia West Tropical Africa Benin Burkina Gambia | The Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Mali Niger Nigeria Sierra Leone Togo West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Equatorial Guinea Gulf of Guinea Is. Rwanda Zaire Western Indian Ocean Aldabra Chagos Archipelago Comoros Madagascar Mauritius Rodrigues Réunion Seychelles Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Oman Yemen Caucasus North Caucasus Transcaucasus China China North-Central China South-Central China Southeast Hainan Manchuria Eastern Asia Japan Korea Nansei-shoto Middle Asia Kazakhstan Kirgizistan Tadzhikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Russian Far East Amur Khabarovsk Primorye Sakhalin Western Asia Afghanistan Cyprus Iraq Turkey Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam Bangladesh East Himalaya India Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka West Himalaya Indo-China Andaman Is. Cambodia Laos Myanmar Thailand Vietnam Malesia Borneo Christmas I. Jawa Lesser Sunda Is. Malaya Maluku Philippines Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago New Guinea Australasia Australia Queensland Western Australia Europe Eastern Europe Baltic States Belarus Central European Russia East European Russia Krym Northwest European Russia South European Russia Ukraine Middle Europe Austria Belgium Czechoslovakia Germany Hungary Netherlands Poland Switzerland Northern Europe Great Britain Ireland Southeastern Europe Albania Bulgaria Greece Italy Kriti Romania Sicilia Turkey-in-Europe Yugoslavia Southwestern Europe Baleares Corse France Portugal Sardegna Spain Northern America Eastern Canada Ontario Québec Mexico Mexico Gulf Mexico Northeast Mexico Northwest Mexico Southeast North-Central U.S.A. Illinois Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Wisconsin Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut Indiana Maine Masachusettes New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode I. Vermont West Virginia Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado Idaho Montana Oregon Washington Wyoming South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico Texas Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona California Nevada Utah Pacific North-Central Pacific Hawaii Northwestern Pacific Caroline Is. Marianas Marshall Is. Wake I. South-Central Pacific Pitcairn Is. Southwestern Pacific Fiji New Caledonia Niue Samoa Vanuatu Southern America Brazil Brazil North Acre Amapí Amazonas Parí Rondônia Roraima Tocantins Brazil Northeast Alagoas Bahia Ceará Maranh Paraába Pernambuco Piauá Rio Grande do Norte Sergipe Brazil South Paraní Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina Brazil Southeast Espirito Santo Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Brazil West-Central Brazilia Distrito Federal Goiás Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Caribbean Aruba Bahamas Cayman Is. Cuba Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Leeward Is. Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico Trinidad-Tobago Venezuelan Antilles Windward Is. Central America Belize Costa Rica Honduras Nicaragua Panamá Northern South America French Guiana Southern South America Argentina Northeast Uruguay Western South America Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Galápagos Peru

Data confidence: high

Synonyms

  • Mays americana Baumg.
  • Mays zea Gaertn.
  • Mayzea cerealis Raf.