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Taxon:  Oryza officinalis Wall. ex G. Watt



Summary
Genus:
Oryza
Section:
Oryza
Series:
Latifoliae
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Oryzoideae
Tribe:
Oryzeae
Subtribe:
Oryzinae
Nomen number:
26071
Place of publication:
Dict. econ. prod. India 5:501. 1891
Verified:
04/03/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
23 (4  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Oryza latifolia Desv. var. silvatica A. Camus
Oryza minuta J. Presl var. silvatica (A. Camus) Veldkamp
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Reference(s)
  1. Bao, Y. et al. 2005. Identification of genomic constitution of Oryza species with the B and C genomes by the PCR-RFLP method. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 52:69-76.
  2. Bao, Y. et al. 2005. Identification of genomic constitution of Oryza species with the B and C genomes by the PCR-RFLP method. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 52:69-76.
  3. 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.
  4. Duistermaat, H. 1987. A revision of Oryza (Gramineae) in Malesia and Australia. Blumea 32:179.
  5. 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.
  6. Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 10:106.
  7. Holm, L. et al. World weeds: natural histories and distribution. 1997
  8. 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.
  9. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  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 82, 96, 100.
  12. Tateoka, T. 1963. Taxonomic studies of Oryza. III. Key to the species and their enumeration. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 76:170.
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  14. Vaughan, D. A. et al. 2003. Diversity in the genus Oryza. Curr. Opin. Pl. Biol. 6:139-146.
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  16. Vaughan, D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:7, 17.
  17. Vaughan, D. A. Revised key to species in genus Oryza. Monograph on Genus Oryza. 2003 349.
  18. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Common names
Transcribed Chinese
yao yong dao –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaBrunei Darussalam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPapua New Guinea  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Holm, L. et al. World weeds: natural histories and distribution. 1997
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=26071. Accessed 8 December 2025.

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