What is Teosinte?
{{taxobox |name = Teosinte |image = Corn_parents1.jpg |image_caption = Two teosintes |regnum = [[Plantae]] |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Monocots]] |unranked_ordo = [[Commelinids]] |ordo = [[Poales]] |familia = [[Poaceae]] |genus = '''''Zea''''' |genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] |subdivision_ranks = species |subdivision = ''Z. diploperennis''<br> ''Z. luxurians''<br> ''Z. mays'' ssp. ''huehuetenangensis''<br> ''Z. mays'' ssp. ''mays'' ([[maize]])<br> ''Z. mays'' ssp. ''mexicana''<br> ''Z. mays'' ssp. ''parviglumis''<br> ''Z. nicaraguensis''<br> ''Z. perennis'' }} The '''teosintes''' are a group of large grasses of the genus '''''Zea''''' found in [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]] and [[Nicaragua]]. There are five recognized species of teosinte: ''[[Zea diploperennis]]'', ''[[Zea perennis]]'', ''[[Zea luxurians]]'', ''[[Zea nicaraguensis]]'' and ''[[Zea mays]]''. [[File:Corncobs edit1.jpg|thumb|300px|left|cobs]] {{-}} {{Biology-stub}} [[category:Poaceae]]