Oryza meridionalis Ng GRIN-Global

Taxon: Oryza meridionalis Ng

Summary

Genus:

Oryza

Section:

Oryza

Series:

Oryza

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Oryzoideae

Tribe:

Oryzeae

Subtribe:

Oryzinae

Nomen number:

317488

Place of publication:

Ng et al., Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 82:328. 1981

Verified:

03/31/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

39 (26 active, 17 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

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.
Duistermaat, H. 1987. A revision of Oryza (Gramineae) in Malesia and Australia. Blumea 32:173.
Ge, S. et al. 1999. Phylogeny of rice genomes with emphasis on origins of allotetraploid species. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 96:14404
Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
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.
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.
Morishima, H. 1984. Wild plants and domestication. Biology of rice. 1984 6.
Naredo, E. B. et al. 1998. Taxonomic status of Oryza glumaepatula Steud. II. Hybridization between New World diploids and AA genome species from Asia and Australia. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 45:205-214.
Naredo, E. B. et al. 1998. Taxonomic status of Oryza glumaepatula Steud. II. Hybridization between New World diploids and AA genome species from Asia and Australia. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 45:205-214.
Sharma, S. D. Species of genus Oryza and their interrelationships. Monograph on Genus Oryza. 2003 80.
Vaughan, D. A. et al. 2003. Diversity in the Oryza genus. Curr. Opin. Pl. Biol. 6:140.
Vaughan, D. A. et al. 2003. Diversity in the Oryza genus. Curr. Opin. Pl. Biol. 6:140.
Vaughan, D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:11, 16.
Vaughan, D. A. Revised key to species in genus Oryza. Monograph on Genus Oryza. 2003 348.
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.
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.
Zhu, T. et al. 2014. Phylogenetic relationships and genome divergence among the AA-genome species of the genus Oryza as revealed by 53 nuclear genes and 16 intergeneric regions. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 70:348-361.
Zhu, T. et al. 2014. Phylogenetic relationships and genome divergence among the AA-genome species of the genus Oryza as revealed by 53 nuclear genes and 16 intergeneric regions. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 70:348-361.

Common names

English
Australian wild rice –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Northern Territory
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia

Native
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia]

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=317488. Accessed 8 December 2025.