Zea
genus of plants
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Summary
Zea is a taxon[1]. Zea ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,272 views/month, #1,460 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Tripsacinae[4]
- Taxon name: Zea[5]
- Commons category: Zea[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Zea (plant)[7]
- Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(2)[8], Otto's encyclopedia[9]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=13020[10]
- Topic has template: Template:Taxonomy/Zea (plant)[11]
- Taxon common name: corn[12], 玉蜀黍属[13], koruza[14]
- Different from: Кукуруза[15]
- Has fruit type: caryopsis[16]
- Homonymous taxon: Zea[17]
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Identifiers
Zea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48449[18]. Zea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4575[19]. Zea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 108049[20]. Zea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2705049[21]. Zea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42268[22].
Why It Matters
Zea has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Zea is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]