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| ==Species== | | ==Species== |
− | <!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
| + | Many forms of maize are used for food, sometimes classified as various subspecies: |
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| + | * [[Flour corn]] — ''Zea mays var. amylacea'' |
− | <!-- *''[[Freesia alba]]'' -->
| + | * [[Popcorn]] — ''Zea mays var. everta'' |
− | <!-- *''[[Freesia laxa]]'' (syn. ''Anomatheca laxa'', ''Lapeirousia laxa'') -->
| + | * [[Dent corn]] — ''Zea mays var. indentata'' |
| + | * [[Flint corn]] — ''Zea mays var. indurata'' |
| + | * [[Sweet corn]] — ''Zea mays var. saccharata'' and ''Zea mays var. rugosa'' |
| + | * [[Waxy corn]] — '' Zea mays var. ceratina'' |
| + | * [[Amylomaize]] — '' Zea mays'' |
| + | * Pod corn — ''Zea mays var. tunicata'' Larrañaga ex A. St. Hil. |
| + | * Striped maize — ''Zea mays var. japonica'' |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |