Kingdom Plantae Family Poaceae Rank Species | Order Poales Genus Oryza | |
Similar Oryza barthii, Oryza longistaminata, Capsella rubella, Micromonas, Mesangiospermae |
Oryza punctata is a grass in the rice genus Oryza, also known as red rice, related to cultivated rice O. sativa, and native to tropical Africa, southern Africa, and Madagascar. It is a weed that grows in rice fields.
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