Poaceae FAMILY

Oryza barthii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Oryza barthii is an annual, clump-forming grass with erect to semi-erect culms that form new roots at the lower nodes; it can grow 60 - 150cm tall. 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). The edible seed of this species is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use. It is not cultivated; in fact, the grain has very limited use because of the difficulty in harvesting it. It is sold at a very high price, however, and is considered a product of unusually choice quality[ 685 Title Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported. Vol. 54 Publication USDA Bureau of Plant Industry Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher USDA Government Printing Office; Washington DC. Year 1922 ISBN Description Information on plant material imported by the US Department of Agriculture for trials during the period January to March 1918. It often gives details of the plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Mauritania east to Ethiopia and south to Botswana and Zimbabwe.

HabitatGrowing in shallow water in ponds, marshes, rice fields and other similar habitats, often forming pure dominant stands but usually scattered with other aquatic grasses[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. Found at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].