Oryza meridionalis
N. Ng
Australian Wild rice
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Description
A tropical grass in the Poaceae family with narrow, cylinder-shaped grain.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten as a cereal grain.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Notes
There are about 20 Oryza species.
References (4)
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 177
- Low, T., 1992, Bush Tucker. Australia’s Wild Food Harvest. Angus & Robertson. p 85
- Ng et al., Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 82:328. 1981
- Petheram, R.J. and Kok, B., 2003, Plants of the Kimberley Region of Western Australia. UWA Press p 179
