Oryza sativa
Asian Rice, Rice
Also known as: Oryza aristata Blanco +16 more
- Oryza aristata Blanco
- Oryza communissima Lour.
- Oryza denudata (Desv.) Steud.
- Oryza elongata (Desv.) Steud.
- Oryza formosana Masam. & Suzuki
- Oryza glutinosa Lour.
- Oryza marginata (Desv.) Steud.
- Oryza montana Lour.
- Oryza mutica Steud.
- Oryza nepalensis G.Don ex Steud.
- Oryza palustris Salisb.
- Oryza perennis Moench
- Oryza plena (Prain) N.P.Chowdhury
- Oryza plena (Prain) Nägeli & PeterChowdhury
- Oryza praecox Lour.
- Oryza pubescens (Desv.) Steud.
- Oryza pumila Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or helophyte.
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Oryza sativa (commonly known as Asian rice or Rice) is an annual or wetland plant belonging to the Poaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Andaman Is., Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile Central, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gambia, The, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Illinois, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krym, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, North Carolina, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Queensland, Romania, Rwanda, Santa Cruz Is., Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, South Carolina, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaïre