Zea luxurians (Durieu) R.M.Bird

Teosinte (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Zea

Characteristics

A grass.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food gene source
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 5 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Zea luxurians world distribution map, present in Brazil, Guatemala, and Honduras

Conservation status

Zea luxurians threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:270861-2
WFO ID wfo-0000907752
COL ID 5CXX3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732407
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Euchlaena luxurians Zea luxurians Reana luxurians Euchlaena luxurians Euchlaena mexicana var. luxurians Zea mays subsp. luxurians Zea mexicana subsp. luxurians