Oryza punctata

Oryza punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Oryza
Species:	O. punctata
Binomial name
	Oryza punctata; Kotschy ex Steud.
Synonyms
	Oryza schweinfurthiana Prodoehl;

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.^[2] It is a weed that grows in rice fields.^[3]

References

^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ "USDA GRIN Taxonomy". Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S.

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[1] "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[2] "USDA GRIN Taxonomy". Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[3] Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S.

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