Zea luxurians, also referred to by the common names Maíz de Monte, Florida teosinte and Guatemalan teosinte, is a species of annual flowering plant in the family Poaceae.
It is a true grass and a teosinte.
Distribution
It is native to Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, but it can also be found in areas where it has been introduced, including Brazil, Colombia, and French Guiana.
This review cites this research.
Silva, NCdA., et al. 2015.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0139034 Presence of Zea luxurians (Durieu and Ascherson) Bird in Southern Brazil: Implications for the Conservation of Wild Relatives of Maize.] PLoS ONE 10(10): e0139034.
