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G.076. Oryza
Description of the genus
Annuals or perennials, in moist habitats. Inflorescence an open or contracted panicle, many-flowered. Spikelets solitary, 1-flowered, bisexual; glumes 2, reduced to a narrow, entire or 2-lobed, rim at the apex of the pedicel; sterile lemmas 2, subequal, faintly 1-nerved or nerveless; fertile lemmas strongly keeled, 5-nerved, awned or not, usually with 2 lateral protrusions at the apex. Stamens 6. Worldwide: c. 18 species in the tropics |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| barthii A. Chev. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N | |
| longistaminata A. Chev. & Roehr. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C | Description, Image |
| punctata Kotschy ex Steud. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | S | |
| sativa L. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C |
Other sources of information about Oryza:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Oryza pageFlora of Mozambique: Oryza
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Oryza
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Oryza
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Oryza
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Oryza
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Oryza
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Oryza
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