Zea mays belongs to family ____________

🌾 Key Points
Poaceae / Gramineae
→ It is a large and very common family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.
→ It consists of the cereal grasses, bamboos, and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pastures. The latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass.

Maize:
→ The six major types of maize are dent corn, flint corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn, and sweet corn.

→ Varieties of Maize (Zea mays):
Zea mays indurate
Common Name: Flint corn

Zea mays indentata
Common Name: Dent corn

Zea mays saccharata
Common Name: Sweet corn

Zea mays amylacea
Common Name: Soft corn

Zea mays tunicate
Common Name: Pod corn

Zea mays ceratina
Common Name: Waxy corn

Zea mays everta
Common Name: Popcorn