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Oryza sativa, having the common name Asian cultivated rice, [2] is the much more common of the two rice species cultivated as a cereal, the other species being O. glaberrima, African rice. It was first domesticated in the Yangtze River basin in China 13,500 to 8,200 years ago.
Rice plant (Oryza sativa) with branched panicles containing many grains on each stem Rice grains of different varieties at the International Rice Research Institute. Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa.
Asian rice – Oryza sativa; African rice – Oryza glaberrima; Roadweed – Plantago major; Rocket – (several genera) Dame's rocket – Hesperis matronalis; Sweet rocket – Hesperis matronalis; Winter rocket – Barbarea vulgaris; Yellow rocket – Barbarea vulgaris; Rocketcress – Barbarea vulgaris; Rose – Rosa. Baby rose – Rosa ...
Oryza is a genus of plants in the grass family. [3] [4] It includes the major food crop rice (species Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima).Members of the genus grow as tall, wetland grasses, growing to 1–2 metres (3–7 ft) tall; the genus includes both annual and perennial species.
Rice can come in many shapes, colours and sizes. This is a list of rice cultivars, also known as rice varieties.There are several species of grain called rice. [1] Asian rice (Oryza sativa) is most widely known and most widely grown, with two major subspecies (indica and japonica) and over 40,000 varieties. [2]
Examples of crops incorporating this word and its variations into their Latin name include: Allium sativum, garlic. Avena sativa, the common oat. Cannabis sativa, one of three forms of cannabis. [5] Castanea sativa, sweet chestnut. Coriandrum sativum, coriander, also known as cilantro, an annual herb. Crocus sativus, the saffron crocus.
Common toppings include Japanese pickles , nori, and fish roe such as tarako or mentaiko. Chelow: Iran: Iranian Basmati rice with saffron, and sometimes served with tadig (can also be written as challow, chalo). [10] Chiayi turkey rice: Taiwan: This is a bowl of rice with shredded turkey layered on top, often accompanied by pickled radish.
Japonica rice (Oryza sativa subsp. japonica), sometimes called sinica rice, is one of the two major domestic types of Asian rice varieties. Japonica rice is extensively cultivated and consumed in East Asia , whereas in most other regions indica rice is the dominant type of rice.