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G.076. Oryza
Description of the genus
Annuals or perennials, in moist habitats. Inflorescence an open or contracted panicle, many-flowered. Spikelets solitary, 1-flowered, bisexual; glumes 2, reduced to a narrow, entire or 2-lobed, rim at the apex of the pedicel; sterile lemmas 2, subequal, faintly 1-nerved or nerveless; fertile lemmas strongly keeled, 5-nerved, awned or not, usually with 2 lateral protrusions at the apex. Stamens 6. Worldwide: c. 18 species in the tropics Zimbabwe: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| barthii A. Chev. | N | Description |
| longistaminata A. Chev. & Roehr. | N,W,C | Description, Image |
| punctata Kotschy ex Steud. | S | Description |
| sativa L. | C | Description |
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Flora of Botswana: OryzaFlora of Burundi: Oryza
Flora of Caprivi: Oryza
Flora of Malawi: Oryza
Flora of Mozambique: Oryza
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Oryza
Flora of Zambia: Oryza
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Oryza
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): OryzaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Oryza
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Oryza
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Oryza
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iNaturalist: Oryza
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Oryza
JSTOR Plant Science: Oryza
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Oryza
Plants of the World Online: Oryza
Tropicos: Oryza
Wikipedia: Oryza
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