Details of genus: Oryza [1638]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Rice
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Family: Poaceae
family_ja: イネ
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of about 20 species of annual or perennial, rhizomatous grasses with flat, linear leaves, and panicles of laterally compressed spikelets producing rice-grain seeds when ripe. They are native to tropical and subtropical Africa and Asia, and are widely cultivated in subtropical and tropical regions. O. sativa ’Nigrescens’ has unusually coloured leaves, and is the only Oryza grown for ornamental reasons. Where temperatures fall below 10°C (50°F), grow in a warm greenhouse or conservatory; in warmer areas, grow as a pond marginal or in a bog garden.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Surface-sow seed at 19-24°C (66-75°F) in late winter, in pots standing in containers of water.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment:
comment_ja: イネ
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show |