Oryza_officinalis
Oryza officinalis
Species of plant in the genus Oryza
Oryza officinalis is species of flowering plant in the genus Oryza (rice) native to India, Nepal, the eastern Himalaya, southeast Asia, south-central and southeast China, Hainan, the Philippines, New Guinea, and the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia.[2] A perennial diploid with the CC rice genome, it can reach 3 m (10 ft) in height.[3] It is the namesake of a widespread species complex.[4]