Oryza australiensis
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Australian wild rice
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal
The seeds are eaten as a cereal.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in water or seasonally flooded areas.
Australia*,
How to Identify
A grass. It forms tufts. It has a scaly rhizome. The stalks are 100-220 cm tall and 4-8 mm wide. The leaves are 10-35 cm long by 3-14 mm wide. The flowers are in an open panicle. These are 18-50 cm long.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Oryza australiensis is a wild rice species native to monsoonal northern Australia. Also known as Australian rice or Australian Wild Rice, it is a perennial plant that uses the C3 photosynthesis pathway. O. australiensis is unique among other Oryza for its resistance to abiotic stresses, particularly from heat, and having the largest genome in the genus.
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Notes
It has a C3 pathway.
References (2)
- Hardwick, G., 2001, Economically Useful Plants for Northern Australia: Master Species List. Crusader eBooks.
- Zeven, A. C. & de West, J. M. J., 1982, Dictionary of cultivated plants and their regions of diversity. Wageningen. p 65
