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)