Oryzeae
Encyclopedia
Oryzeae is a tribe
of flowering plant
s in the grass family, Poaceae
. It contains 12 genera, including both cultivated rice
(Oryza
) and wild rice
(Zizania).
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the grass family, Poaceae
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
. It contains 12 genera, including both cultivated rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
(Oryza
Oryza
Oryza is a genus of seven to twenty species of grasses in the tribe Oryzeae, within the subfamily Bambusoideae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Northern Australia and Africa...
) and wild rice
Wild rice
Wild rice is four species of grasses forming the genus Zizania, and the grain which can be harvested from them. The grain was historically gathered and eaten in both North America and China...
(Zizania).
Genera
- ChikusichloaChikusichloaChikusichloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*...
Koidz. - HygroryzaHygroryzaHygroryza is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*...
NeesChristian Gottfried Daniel Nees von EsenbeckChristian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Goethe and was born within the lifetime of Linnaeus. He described approximately 7,000 plant species... - LeersiaLeersiaLeersia is a genus of true grasses which includes species known generally as cutgrasses. There are about 17 species native to tropical and warm temperate areas of the Americas and Eurasia...
Sw.Olof SwartzOlof Peter Swartz was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes... - LuziolaLuziolaLuziola is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*...
Juss.Antoine Laurent de JussieuAntoine Laurent de Jussieu was a French botanist, notable as the first to propose a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today.-Life:... - MaltebruniaMaltebruniaMaltebrunia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*...
KunthCarl Sigismund KunthCarl Sigismund Kunth , also Karl Sigismund Kunth or anglicized as Charles Sigismund Kunth, was a German botanist... - OryzaOryzaOryza is a genus of seven to twenty species of grasses in the tribe Oryzeae, within the subfamily Bambusoideae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Northern Australia and Africa...
L. - PorteresiaPorteresiaPorteresia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*...
Tateoka - PotamophilaPotamophilaPotamophila is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*...
R.Br.Robert Brown (botanist)Robert Brown was a Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope... - ProsphytochloaProsphytochloaProsphytochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*...
Schweick. - RhynchoryzaRhynchoryzaRhynchoryza is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*...
Baill.Henri Ernest BaillonHenri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on November 30, 1827 and died in Paris on July 19, 1895.Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on botany... - ZizaniaWild riceWild rice is four species of grasses forming the genus Zizania, and the grain which can be harvested from them. The grain was historically gathered and eaten in both North America and China...
L. - ZizaniopsisZizaniopsisZizaniopsis is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*...
Doll & Asch.Paul Friedrich August AschersonPaul Friedrich August Ascherson was a German botanist. His author citation is Asch., although Aschers. has been used in the past....