Zea luxurians, also referred to by the common names Maíz de Monte,[1] Florida teosinte and Guatemalan teosinte,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.[4] It is a true grass and a teosinte.
| Zea luxurians | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Zea |
| Species: | Z. luxurians |
| Binomial name | |
| Zea luxurians | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Euchlaena luxurians Durieu & Asch. | |
Distribution
It is native to Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, but it can also be found in areas where it has been introduced, including Brazil, Colombia, and French Guiana.[2][5]
Genome
Tenaillon et al., 2011 obtain genome size estimates and transposable element (TE) content by high-throughput sequencing.[6] They find ~50% difference in size and that divergence from maize (Z. mays) is largely due to different % of TE content.[6] Ratios between TE families are highly conserved between Z. luxurians and Z. mays.[6]
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