Poaceae FAMILY

Oryza grandiglumis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Oryza grandiglumis is a clump-forming, annual plant with short rhizomes. The erect culms can be up to 4 metres tall[ 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). The seed of this species is also sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guayana

HabitatSavannah or woodland; growing in water on the edges of rivers or in wet places with clay or alluvial soils; at elevations up to 230 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 ].