Zea diploperennis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Photokaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Regnum*: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Mesangiospermae
Cladus: Monocota
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Tripsacinae
Genus: Zea
Sectio: Zea sect. Luxuriantes
Species: Zea diploperennis
Name

Zea diploperennis Iltis, Doebley & R.Guzman, 1979
Synonyms

Homotypic
Zea perennis subsp. diploperennis (Iltis, Doebley & R.Guzmán) Greb. in R.Mansfeld, Verz. Landwirtsch. Gärtn. Kulturpfl., ed. 2, 3: 1594 (1986).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Southwest
Introduced into:
Colombia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Iltis, H.H., Doebley, J.F. & Guzmán, R., 1979. Science 203: 186.

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A. 2011. World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Zea diploperennis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 04. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Zea diploperennis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 04. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Zea diploperennis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 October 2022. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Zea diploperennis. Published online. Accessed: October 04 2022. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Zea diploperennis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: diploid perennial teosinte

Zea diploperennis, the diploperennial teosinte,[2] is a species of grass (family: Poaceae) in the genus Zea and a teosinte (wild relative of maize or corn). It is perennial.
Conservation

Virtually all populations of this teosinte are either threatened or endangered: Z. diploperennis exists in an area of only a few square miles. The Mexican and Nicaraguan governments have taken action in recent years to protect wild teosinte populations, using both in situ and ex situ conservation methods. Currently, a large amount of scientific interest exists in conferring beneficial teosinte traits, such as insect resistance, perennialism, and flood tolerance, to cultivated maize lines, although this is challenging due to linked deleterious teosinte traits. Researchers are studying Z. diploperennis as its genes provide resistance against Striga, a parasitic plant that can decrease grain yield.[3][4]
References
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Aragón Cuevas, F., Contreras, A., de la Cruz Larios, L., González Ledesma, M., Ruíz Corral, J.A., Menjívar, J. & Sánchez, J.J. 2019. Zea diploperennis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T77726057A77726102. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T77726057A77726102.en. Accessed on 28 October 2022.
NRCS. "Zea diploperennis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 August 2015.

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