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2. Oryza glumaepatula
Genome: - AA
Chromosome Number(2n):- 24
Distribution:-
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Surinam, and Venezuela
Habitat:-
- Found in swamps and marshes, in open ditches and pools, beside rivers, and near to cultivated rice
fields, usually with deep water
- Grows in open habitats
Morphological character:-
- Perennial, tufted, and scrambling grass with brittle culm near the base of plants
- Open panicles
- Spikelets about 6.6 to 11mm long and 1.9 to 2.5mm wide, with awns 6 to 16cm long;
- Anthers usually 2 to 5mm long
Specific traits:-
- Elongation ability
- Source of Cytoplasmic male sterility
Reference
- Rice Knowledge bank, IRRI
- Gramene database
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