Teosinte is the ancestral plant from which maize is derived.

Evidence

The plant from which maize derives, the teosinte, is wonderfully adaptable. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 179

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 179
• XREF: connects to: Ancient agricultural practices improved maize’s digestibility over centuries. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 180; Indigenous Americans cultivated corn in Mexico ten thousand years ago — Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the…, 43