Zea mays--Kenya. Limuru. Trailside near Brackenhurst Ctr. 11 Jul 04. 126.jpg
Zea mays--Kenya. Limuru. Trailside near Brackenhurst Ctr. 11 Jul 04. 125.jpg
Zea mays--Kenya. Limuru. Trailside near Brackenhurst Ctr. 11 Jul 04. 124.jpg
Zea mays--Kenya. Limuru. Trailside near Brackenhurst Ctr. 11 Jul 04. 127.jpg
Zea mays--Kenya. Limuru. Trailside near Brackenhurst Ctr. 11 Jul 04. 130.jpg
Zea mays--Kenya. Limuru. Trailside near Brackenhurst Ctr. 11 Jul 04. 128.jpg
Native to Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest; introduced into 216 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Location
Kenya, Limuru District
Location Remarks
Limuru village, 25 km north of Nairobi. Brackenhurst Botanic Garden & Forest. Trailside near Brackenhurst Center.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Zea
Specific Epithet
mays
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#257,770 of 335,497
Top 77%
Extinction probability
6%
