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Zea mays L.

Species
ISFS : 455800
Checklist : 1050690

Synthesis

Species description (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

Bis 2,5 m hoch. Stängel bis 5 cm dick, massiv. Blätter bis 10 cm breit und über 1 m lang. Einhäusig. Männliche Ährchen 2blütig, in bis 20 cm langen Scheinähren, einen rispigen Gesamtblütenstand bildend. Weibliche Blüten in dicken Kolben. Narben bis 25 cm lang, fadenförmig, hängend, hellgrün oder rötlich. Früchte meist gelb, in 6-16 Reihen.

Flowering period (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

7-8

Habitat and distribution inside Switzerland (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

In Weinbaugebieten als Körnermais, sonst als Viehfutter kultiviert / kollin-montan / CH

World distribution (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

Stammt aus Mittelamerika

Ecological indicator (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

2+34-452.t.2n=20(40,60)

Anatomy

Summary of stem anatomy (German)

Umriss rund gewellt. Leitbündel diffus verteilt. Kleine Interzellularen, oft dreieckig. Epidermiszellen verholzt.

Description

Culm-diameter 2-5 mm, center full, radius of culm in relation to wall thickness 1:1. Outline circular wavy. Culm-center full, containing unlignified cells. Epidermis-cells thin-walled all around. Large vascular bundles arranged in 2-3 peripheral rows. Chlorenchyma absent. Sclerenchyma in a small, peripheral continuous belt (< 4 cells). Cells medium thick-walled. Sclerenchymatic sheath around vascular bundles large, 3 to x cells. Largest vessels in vascular bundles in lateral position. Largest vessel in the bundle 20-50 μm. Cavities (intercellulars) between parenchyma-cells present, small, often triangular.

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Occurrences from Atlas Welten & Sutter (1982) and supplements (1984, 1994) without confirmation in the Info Flora database since
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Habitat and distribution inside Switzerland

CH

World distribution

Stammt aus Mittelamerika

Ecology

Life form

Therophyte

Habitats

Habitats © Delarze & al. 2015

NO INFORMATION

Ecological indicator values by © Landolt & al. (2010)

Soil factors Climatic factors Salinity tolerance
Humidity Value H 2+ Light Value L 4 Salinity Index --
Reaction Value R 3 Temperature factor T 5
Nutriments value N 4 Continentality K 2
  • Ecological values legend
    Humidity Value H
    1very dry
    1+dry
    2moderatly dry
    2+moist
    3medium wet
    3+wet
    4very wet
    4+soggy
    5submerged or underwater
    fplants living in running water
    umostly submerged plants
    vpartly submerged, partly floating plants
    whumidity moderately variable (± scale of 1-2)
    w+highly variable humidity (scale exceeding ± 2)
    Reaction Value R
    1Very acid (pH 2.5-5.5)
    2acid (pH 3.5-6.5)
    3lightly acid to neutral (pH 4.5-7.5)
    4neutral to basic (pH 5.5-8.5)
    5basic (pH 6-5 -> 8.5
    Nutriments value N
    1very low in nutrients
    2low in nutriments
    3medium-poor to medium-rich in nutrients
    4rich in nutriments
    5very rich in nutriments
    Salinity tolerance
    1halotolerant
    3halophyle
    Light Value L
    1very shady
    2shady
    3lighted areas
    4luminous
    5highly luminous
    Temperature factor T
    1alpine to nival stages (from the treeline to the snowline)
    1+suprasubalpine and upper subalpine levels (pine and larch forests)
    2subalpine level (coniferous forests without beeches up to the upper limit of spruces)
    2+lower subalpine and upper mountain stages
    3mountain level (beech and silver fir forests, in the central Alps Scots pine forests)
    3+lower mountain and upper hill levels
    4hill level (mixed deciduous oak forests)
    4+hot places, hill level
    5very hot places, hill level (only in the hottest places, typical of southern Europe)
    Continentality K
    1Atlantic (high air humidity, very low temperature variations, mild winters)
    2Sub-Atlantic (high air humidity, low temperature variations, relatively mild winters)
    3sub-Atlantic to subcontinental (average air humidity, moderately variable temperature, slightly low winter temperatures)
    4subcontinental (low air humidity, large temperature variations, rather cold winters)
    5continental (very low air humidity, very large temperature variations, cold winters)

Nomenclature

Accepted Name (Checklist 2017)

Zea mays L.

Vernacular name

Deutscher Name :

Mais, Welschkorn

Nom français :

Maïs

Nome italiano :

Granoturco, Frumentone

Match with other reference books

Relation Nom Book No
=Zea mays L.Checklist 2017455800
=Zea mays L.Flora Helvetica 20012821
=Zea mays L.Flora Helvetica 20122956
=Zea mays L.Flora Helvetica 20182956
=Zea mays L.Index synonymique 1996455800
=Zea mays L.Landolt 1977160
=Zea mays L.SISF/ISFS 2455800
=Zea mays L.Welten & Sutter 19822363
= The taxon corresponds to the accepted taxon (Checklist 2017)
< The taxon is included in the accepted taxon (Checklist 2017)
> The taxon includes (among others) also the accepted taxon (Checklist 2017)

Status

Native status

-

IUCN list of endangered species (© Walter & Gillett 1997) : No