G.076. Oryza L.

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

Zimbabwe: 4 taxa.

Oryza longistaminata

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
barthii A. Chev.NDescription
longistaminata A. Chev. & Roehr.N,W,CDescription, Image
punctata Kotschy ex Steud.SDescription
sativa L.CDescription

Other sources of information about Oryza:

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Flora of Botswana: Oryza
Flora of Burundi: Oryza
Flora of Caprivi: Oryza
Flora of Malawi: Oryza
Flora of Mozambique: Oryza
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Oryza
Flora of Zambia: Oryza
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Oryza

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Oryza
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Oryza
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Oryza
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Oryza
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Oryza
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Oryza
JSTOR Plant Science: Oryza
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Oryza
Plants of the World Online: Oryza
Tropicos: Oryza
Wikipedia: Oryza

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Oryza.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=117, retrieved 7 December 2024

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