[Ans] genus to which the rice plant belongs

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "genus to which the rice plant belongs"

Oryza is situated in tribe Oryzeae, which is characterized morphologically by its single-flowered spikelets whose glumes are almost completely suppressed. In Oryza, two sterile lemma simulate glumes. The tribe Oryzeae is in subfamily Ehrhartoideae

Step 2 : Answer to the question "genus to which the rice plant belongs"

Oryza is a genus of plants in the grass family. It includes the major food crop rice (species Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima).

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The following follows the World Checklist maintained by Kew Garden in London. Oryza australiensis – Australia Oryza barthii – tropical Africa Oryza brachyantha – tropical Africa Oryza coarctata – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar Oryza eichingeri – tropical Africa, Sri Lanka Oryza glaberrima – African rice – tropical Africa Oryza grandiglumis – Brazil, Venezuela, Fr Guiana, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia Oryza latifolia – Latin America + West Indies from Sinaloa + Cuba to Argentina Oryza longiglumis – New Guinea Oryza longistaminata – Madagascar, tropical + southern Africa Next Step : We care our friends, so we share answers. If you care Share/comment this post.