Fan County Corn

Fan County Corn

　　Corn (scientific name: Zea mays), also known as maize, yu shu shu, bao gu, or bang zi; in Cantonese it is called suk mi, and in Hokkien it is referred to as fan mai. It is an annual herbaceous plant of the grass family Poaceae and is the grain crop with the highest total global production.

Corn belongs to the genus Zea in the family Poaceae. The global planting area of corn is second only to that of wheat and rice, ranking third. In China, corn is planted over a large area and is widely distributed. It is one of the staple foods for people in northern China, the mountainous regions of southwestern China, and other dry grain-producing areas. China ranks second in the world in corn production.