Zea diploperennis (Gramineae): A New Teosinte from Mexico
- 12 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 203 (4376) , 186-188
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.203.4376.186
Abstract
A perennial teosinte or "wild maize" endemic to the Cerro de San Miguel, Sierra de Manantlan, Jalisco, Mexico differs from Zea perennis by dimorphic rhizomes, robust habit, and a larger number of longer, laxer tassel branches. The fact that it is a diploid (2n = 20) has taxonomic and agronomic significance. The seeds are used locally for food.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: