Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 971 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Zea mays L.

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 419 [secondary reference]

• Type: Zea mays L.

Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 1850 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 616 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 517 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 1145 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 166 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Euchlaena Schrad. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Zea. Flora of New South Wales 4: 427 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 80 (fig.), 401 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: 'from the Greek word for 'grain'."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 921 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

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