Oryza brachyantha

Oryza brachyantha is a grass in the rice genus Oryza, distantly related to cultivated rice O. sativa, and native to tropical Africa.[1] It is an annual grass that grows as a tuft.[2]

Oryza brachyantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Oryza
Species:
O. brachyantha
Binomial name
Oryza brachyantha
A.Chev. & Roehr.

The genome of O. brachyantha has been sequenced.[3]

References

  1. "Oryza brachyantha". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. "Rice Knowledge Bank, Wild Rice Taxonomic information, entry for Oryza brachyantha". Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. Chen, J.; Huang, Q.; Gao, D.; Wang, J.; Lang, Y.; Liu, T.; Li, B.; Bai, Z.; Luis Goicoechea, J.; Liang, C.; Chen, C.; Zhang, W.; Sun, S.; Liao, Y.; Zhang, X.; Yang, L.; Song, C.; Wang, M.; Shi, J.; Liu, G.; Liu, J.; Zhou, H.; Zhou, W.; Yu, Q.; An, N.; Chen, Y.; Cai, Q.; Wang, B.; Liu, B.; et al. (2013). "Whole-genome sequencing of Oryza brachyantha reveals mechanisms underlying Oryza genome evolution". Nature Communications. 4: 1595. doi:10.1038/ncomms2596. PMC 3615480. PMID 23481403.


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