Zea minor J.F.Gmel. ex Steud. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Published in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 898 (1821) Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Liliopsida order Poales family Poaceae genus Zea species Zea mays Name Homonyms Zea minor J.F.Gmel. ex Steud. Zea minor J.F.Gmel.