maize's Commons gallery is recorded as Zea mays[24].
maize's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[25].
maize's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[26].
maize's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[27].
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Classification
Under binomial nomenclature, maize is Zea mays[11]. maize is classified at the rank of species[7]. Recorded parent taxon include Zea sect. Zea[9] and Zea[10].
Identifiers
maize's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4577[28]. maize's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1115259[29]. maize's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5290052[30]. maize's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42269[31].
Discovery and Description
Things named for maize include Corn Belt[32], a region[33], in United States[34]; Sitophilus zeamais[35], a taxon[36]; cornick[37], a corn snack[38]; and Maize[39], a city in the United States[40], in United States[41], founded in 1886[42].
Why It Matters
maize ranks in the top 0.06% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78,391 views/month, #117 of 195,241).[2] maize has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] maize is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for maize include Corn Belt[32], a region[33], in United States[34]; Sitophilus zeamais[35], a taxon[36]; cornick[37], a corn snack[38]; and Maize[39], a city in the United States[40], in United States[41], founded in 1886[42].
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