Poaceae FAMILY

Oryza latifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Oryza latifolia is a clump-forming perennial grass with erect culms. There are different forms of the plant, with some forms growing less than 1 metre tall and others growing more than 2 metres[ 1040 Title The Wild Relatives of Rice, A Genetic Resources Handbook Publication Author Vaughan D.A. Website http://irri.org/ Publisher International Rice Research Institute; Philippines Year 1994 ISBN 971-22-0057-4 Description An excellent guide to the wild species of the genus Oryza. It gives good descriptions of the species, habitats etc and often gives details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet ]. Because they are a source of resistance to, or tolerance of, biotic and abiotic stresses, the most important use of the various species of wild rice is probably in breeding programmes to improve the species of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa, Oryza glaberrima).

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean

HabitatOpen or semi-open habitats in low forest; rainforest; secondary forest; open woodland; undulating savannah pasture; cultivated fields; open swamps; usually in or near water such as streams, river banks and pool edges; at elevations to 700 metres[ 1040 Title The Wild Relatives of Rice, A Genetic Resources Handbook Publication Author Vaughan D.A. Website http://irri.org/ Publisher International Rice Research Institute; Philippines Year 1994 ISBN 971-22-0057-4 Description An excellent guide to the wild species of the genus Oryza. It gives good descriptions of the species, habitats etc and often gives details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet ].