Mais

Maize (; Zea mays), also known as corn, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. The leafy stalk of the plant gives rise to male inflorescences or tassels which produce pollen, and female inflorescences called ears. The ears yield grain, known as kernels or seeds. In modern commercial varieties, these are usually yellow or white; other varieties can be of many colors. Maize was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native Americans planted it alongside beans and squashes in the Three Sisters polyculture. Maize relies on humans for its propagation.

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Sa Tagalog

Ang mais (Zea mays) ay isang mataas na matabang damo na nagbubunga ng butil na angkak. Dinomestikado ito ng mga katutubo sa timog Mehiko noong mga 9,000 taon na ang nakalilipas mula sa ligaw na teosinte. Itinanim ito ng mga katutubong Amerikano kasama ang priholes at kalabasa sa polikulturang Tatlong Magkakapatid na Babae.

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Recorded in the Philippines

GBIF holds 149 records of this plant from the Philippines. The ones with map coordinates fall in 18 provinces, most often Zamboanga del Sur (25), Zamboanga del Norte (7), Guimaras (5), Davao del Norte (4), Iloilo (4), Isabela (3), Bohol (2), Bulacan (2), and 10 more.

Counts from GBIF occurrence records, October 2026. They include planted trees and garden plants, and a province with no records may only lack collectors.