Zea mays Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 2 : 971. 1753 Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part Z) Jarvis, Charlie L. Linnaeus 1753 Liliopsida Poaceae Zea Plantae Poales Tracheophyta species mays      Zea maysLinnaeus,  Species Plantarum2: 971. 1753.  "Habitat in America." RCN: 7049.    Lectotype(Iltis & Doebley in Amer. J. Bot.67: 1001. 1980): Herb. Linn. No. 1096.1 ( LINN).   Generitypeof  ZeaLinnaeus. 2611992304 LINN 1096.1 lectotype