Oryza rufipogon
Brownbeard Rice, Red Rice
Other regional names: Wild Rice
- Wild Rice
Also known as: Oryza aquatica Roshev. +16 more
- Oryza aquatica Roshev.
- Oryza cubensis Ekman ex K.Gotoh & Okura
- Oryza fatua J.Koenig ex Trin.
- Oryza fatua subsp. longiaristata Ridl.
- Oryza fatua var. longe-aristata Ridl.
- Oryza fatua var. longiaristata Ridl.
- Oryza glumaepatula Steud.
- Oryza glumipatula Steud.
- Oryza jeyporensis Govindasw. & K.H.Krishnam.
- Oryza meridionalis N.Q.Ng
- Oryza nivara S.D.Sharma & Shastry
- Oryza paraguayensis Franch.
- Oryza paraguayensis Wedd. ex E.Fourn.
- Oryza perennis subsp. glumipatula (Steud.) C.Chev.
- Oryza perennis subsp. paragayensis A.Chev.
- Oryza perennis var. cubensis Sampath
- Oryza perennis var. glumipatula (Steud.) C.Chev.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or annual.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, Oryza rufipogon (commonly known as Brownbeard Rice or Red Rice) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, California, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico Southwest, Paraguay, Surinam, Venezuela, Windward Is.