Zea mays
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy: Zea mays L.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): Qld (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (6), Roderick_1999 (2), Stephens_2023 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), eFLOWER_2021 (20). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 32 traits from 38 records in 8 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_width (numerical): 72.5 mm (25-120 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 38 g/m2 (38-38 g/m2) [sources: Roderick_1999]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): undulate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (2); herb (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- pollination_system (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Stephens_2023]
- flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnny (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
nutrient and stable isotope
- leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 28.5 mg/g (28.5-28.5 mg/g) [sources: Roderick_1999]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| eFLOWER_2021 | 18 | 20 | J. Schönenberger, M. Balthazar, A. L. Martinez, B. Albert, C. Prieu, S. Magallon, and H. Sauquet. “Phylogenetic analysis of fossil flowers using an angiosperm-wide data set: proof-of-concept and challenges ahead”. American Journal of Botany 107.10 (2020), pp. 1433-1448. doi: 10.1002/ajb2.1538. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 5 | 6 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 3 | 3 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 3 | 3 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Roderick_1999 | 2 | 2 | M. L. Roderick, S. L. Berry, and I. R. Noble. “The relationship between leaf composition and morphology at elevated CO2 concentrations”. New Phytologist 143.1 (1999), pp. 63-72. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00438.x. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Stephens_2023 | 1 | 1 | R. E. Stephens, R. V. Gallagher, L. Dun, W. Cornwell, and H. Sauquet. “Insect pollination for most of angiosperm evolutionary history”. New Phytologist 240.2 (2023), pp. 880-891. ISSN: 1469-8137. doi: 10.1111/nph.18993. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |