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Teosintes are several wild species of grass in the genus Zea which are critical components of maize evolution.

Teosinte may also refer to:

• Zea diploperennis , the diploperennial teosinte
• Zea luxurians , a teosinte found in Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
• Zea nicaraguensis , a phenotypically distinctive, threatened teosinte
• Zea perennis , the perennial teosinte
• Dioon mejiae , a species of cycad that is native to Honduras and Nicaragua

See also

• Tripsacum , gamagrass, a genus of grass plants native to the Western Hemisphere
• Dioon , a genus of cycads native to Mexico and Central America
• Zamia loddigesii , a cycad native to Mexico commonly known as "teocinte"
• Zea (disambiguation)

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