Oryza sativa

Common Names

  • Chinese: 水稻
  • English: Rice
  • Scientific: Oryza sativa

Taxonomy

Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Streptophytina; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Euphyllophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; Mesangiospermae; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis

Genome References

Shang L, He W, Wang T, et al. A complete assembly of the rice Nipponbare reference genome. Mol Plant.

[Oryza sativa]

Oryza sativa

Description

It is an annual aquatic herb of the Poaceae family (there are already perennial rice varieties). The stalks are erect and mature plants are generally 0.5-1.5 meters tall, depending on the variety. Leaf sheaths generally have epidermal hairs; leaf tongue lanceolate; The leaves are linear-lanceolate, about 1-3 cm wide, rough. panicles are largely sparse; Spikelets contain 1 mature flower; The mature flowers are composed of a pair of guards, outer bars, inner bars, 2 paddles, 6 stamens and 1 pistil. The guard is very small, leaving only half-moon-shaped traces at the base of the spikelet stalk, cone-shaped; The gestational flowers on both sides are thick, with 5 veins, the midrib is ridged, the surface has a checkered small milky projections, thick paper, covered with fine hairs, with or without miscanthus The inner barn is homogeneous with the outer bar, with 3 veins, and the apex is pointed; The paddles are flattened; The stamens are composed of prismatic anthers and filamentous filaments; The pistil consists of a bottle-like ovary with a pinnate stigma.