CLASSIFICATION

• Kingdom- Plantae
• Division- Angiospermae
• Class- Monocotyledonae
• Order- Polaes
• Family- Poaceae
• Genus- Zea
• Species- Zea mays

IMPORTANT POINTS

• Scientific name – Zea mays
• Belongs to Poaceae family of Monocots
• Produces unisexual flowers borne on the same plant i.e. Monoecious plant with unisexual flowers.
• Cannot perform self-pollination due to absence of bisexual flowers.
• Each Maize grain represents a special type of fruit in which the fruit wall (Pericarp) is fused with the seed coat. This type of fruit is called Caryopsis.