Zea mexicana
Mexican teosinte
As recorded: Zea mexicana (Schrad.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Moore, J.W.
- Collector number
- 759
- Date
- April 23, 1927
- Locality
- Faaroa Bay
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 23, 1927, Moore, J.W. also collected 8 other specimens.
Zea mexicana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-08-14.
2024-08-14
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Mich., MX
(c) joaquingv, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-02-10
Morelia, Mich., México
(c) Ignacio Torres-García, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-15
Calle del Arbol s/n Guadalupe, San Juan, 56030 Santa María Tulantongo, Méx., México
(c) Berenice List, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-23
Quiroga, MX-MC, MX
(c) Ignacio Torres-García, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-04-08
San Juan Tetla, Pue., México
(c) Berenice List, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-04-03
56954 Méx., México
(c) Josué Leal-Sanjuan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Zea mexicana. BISH 716347. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956539547. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/716347.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956539547 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026