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Taxon:  Oryza nivara S. D. Sharma & Shastry



Summary
Genus:
Oryza
Section:
Oryza
Series:
Oryza
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Oryzoideae
Tribe:
Oryzeae
Subtribe:
Oryzinae
Nomen number:
26070
Place of publication:
Indian J. Genet. Pl. Breed. 25:157, fig. 2, 3. 1965
Comment:
acceptance of this species is questionable
Verified:
03/31/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
24 (6  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Oryza sativa L. f. spontanea Roshev.
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Reference(s)
  1. Brar, D. S. & G. S. Khush. 2002. Chapter 14. Transferring genes from wild species into rice. Quantitative genetics, genomics, and plant breeding. 2002 197-218.
  2. Chang, T. T. 1985. Crop history and genetic conservation: rice - a case study. Iowa State J. Res. 59:429.
  3. Duistermaat, H. 1987. A revision of Oryza (Gramineae) in Malesia and Australia. Blumea 32:175.
  4. Ge, S. et al. 1999. Phylogeny of rice genomes with emphasis on origins of allotetraploid species. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 96:14400-14405.
  5. Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 10:103-106.
  6. Jena, K. K. 2010. The species of the genus Oryza and transfer of useful genes from wild species into cultivated rice, O. sativa. Breed. Sci. 60:518-523.
  7. Juneja, S. et al. 2006. Oryza nivara (Sharma et Shastry) the progenitor of O. sativa (L.) subspecies indica harbours rich genetic diversity as measured by SSR markers. Curr. Sci. 91:1079-1085.
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Prathepha, P. 2008. Genetic variation of wild rice populations from Thailand and the Lao PDR based on molecular markers. Pakistan J. Biol. Sci. 11:26-33.
  10. Sharma, S. D. Nomenclatural confusions in genus Oryza. Monograph on Genus Oryza. 2003 354.
  11. Sharma, S. D. Species of genus Oryza and their interrelationships. Monograph on Genus Oryza. 2003 78, 95.
  12. Vaughan, D. A. et al. 2003. Diversity in the Oryza genus. Curr. Opin. Pl. Biol. 6:139-146.
  13. Vaughan, D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:11, 16.
  14. Yamanaka, S. et al. 2003. Dual origin of the cultivated rice based on molecular markers of newly collected annual and perennial strains of wild rice species, Oryza nivara and Oryza rufipogon. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 50:529-538.
  15. Yamanaka, S. et al. 2003. Dual origin of the cultivated rice based on molecular markers of newly collected annual and perennial strains of wild rice species, Oryza nivara and Oryza rufipogon. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 50:529-538.
  16. Zhu, Q. & S. Ge. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships among A-genome species of the genus Oryza revealed by intron sequences of four nuclear genes. New Phytol. 167:249-265.
  17. Zhu, Q. & S. Ge. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships among A-genome species of the genus Oryza revealed by intron sequences of four nuclear genes. New Phytol. 167:249-265.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatra 
6Other     
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Sumatra]
Other ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Vaughan, D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:11, 16.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=26070. Accessed 8 December 2025.

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