oryza rufipogon

Oryza rufipogon, known as brownbeard rice, wild rice, and red rice, is a member of the genus Oryza.

It is native to East, South and Southeast Asia. It has a close evolutionary relation to Oryza sativa, the plant grown as a major rice food crop throughout the world. Both have an AA genome.Oryza glumaepatula is a related species according to molecular biology approaches. It used to be considered a synonym referring to the South American race of O. rufipogon.

Oryza rufipogon is an invasive species and ...