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Grasses & bamboos

Broadleaf rice

Oryza latifolia Desv.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBroadleaf rice
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese阔叶稻
Scientific nameOryza latifolia Desv.

About this species

Oryza latifolia, the broadleaf rice, is a widespread species of grass (family Poaceae). It is native to wetter areas of Latin America and the Caribbean, and has been introduced to India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. A facultative aquatic perennial, if flooded it can adapt by growing considerably taller.

Oryza alta, treated here as a synonym of O. latifolia, has been used in a genome-editing programme aimed at the de novo domestication of allotetraploid wild rice.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusOryza

In Suriname

51Records in Suriname
1838First record
2018Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie16
  • Sipaliwini9
  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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