Taxon:  Oryza glaberrima Steud.



Summary
Genus:
Oryza
Section:
Oryza
Series:
Oryza
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Oryzoideae
Tribe:
Oryzeae
Subtribe:
Oryzinae
Nomen number:
26062
Place of publication:
Syn. pl. glumac. 1:3.  1853
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
03/30/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
461 (141  active, 91  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Spikelets and/or florets

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  2. Agnoun, Y. et al. 2012. The African rice Oryza glaberrima Steud: knowledge distribution and prospects. Int. J. Biol. 4:158-180. DOI: 10.5539/ijb.v4n3p158.
  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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  7. Ge, S. et al. 1999. Phylogeny of rice genomes with emphasis on origins of allotetraploid species. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 96:14400-14405.
  8. Heuer, S. & K. M. Miézan. 2003. Assessing hybrid sterilility in Oryza glaberrima × O. sativa hybrid progenies by PCR marker analysis and crossing with wide compatibility varieties. Theor. Appl. Genet. 107:902-909.
  9. Hilu, K. W. & L. V. Sharova. 2002. Evolutionary implications of substitution patterns in prolamin genes of Oryza glaberrima (African rice, Poaceae) and related species. Amer. J. Bot. 89:211-219.
  10. Jones, M. P. et al. 1997. Diversity and potential of Oryza glaberrima Steud in upland rice breeding. Breed. Sci. 47:395-398.
  11. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  12. Li, Z.-M. et al. 2011. Genetic diversity and domestication history of African rice (Oryza glaberrima) as inferred from multiple gene sequences. Theor. Appl. Genet. 123:21-31. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-011-1563-2.
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  14. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  15. Sarla, N. et al. 2005. Oryza glaberrima: a source for the improvement of Oryza sativa. Curr. Sci. 89:955-963.
  16. Sharma, S. D. 2003. Species of genus Oryza and their interrelationships. In: Nanda, J. S. & S. D. Sharma, eds., Monograph on Genus Oryza 81, 96, 100.
  17. Sweeney, M. & S. McCouch. 2007. The complex history of the domestication of rice. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 100:951-957.
  18. Tateoka, T. 1963. Taxonomic studies of Oryza. III. Key to the species and their enumeration. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 76:170.
  19. Vaughan, D. A. et al. 2003. Diversity in the Oryza genus. Curr. Opin. Pl. Biol. 6:139-145.
  20. Vaughan, D. A. 2003. Revised key to species in genus Oryza. In: Nanda, J. S. & S. D. Sharma, eds., Monograph on Genus Oryza 349.
  21. Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
  22. Win, K. T. et al. 2017. A single base change explains the independent origin of and selection for the nonshattering gene in African rice domestication. New Phytol. 213:1925-1935. DOI: 10.1111/nph.14290.
  23. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAfrican rice  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchriz africain  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchriz de Casamance  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanafrikanischer Reis  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanisharroz de Guinea  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishafrikanskt ris  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseguang fu dao  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBurkina Faso  Futakuchi, K. et al. 2008. Varietal differences in lodging resistance of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.). Asian J. Pl. Sci. 7:569-573. Note: an evaluation of six genotypes of Oryza glaberrima resistant to lodging, including three relocated to Mali; under upland conditions these genotypes at the heading stage behave similar to O. sativa, although differences were found at maturity, additionally strongly differences were shown under irrigation; it showed that lodging depends on the growth conditions
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Futakuchi, K. et al. 2008. Varietal differences in lodging resistance of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.). Asian J. Pl. Sci. 7:569-573. Note: an evaluation of six genotypes of Oryza glaberrima resistant to lodging, including three relocated to Mali; under upland conditions these genotypes at the heading stage behave similar to O. sativa, although differences were found at maturity, additionally strongly differences were shown under irrigation; it showed that lodging depends on the growth conditions
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia  Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Futakuchi, K. et al. 2008. Varietal differences in lodging resistance of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.). Asian J. Pl. Sci. 7:569-573. Note: an evaluation of six genotypes of Oryza glaberrima resistant to lodging, including three relocated to Mali; under upland conditions these genotypes at the heading stage behave similar to O. sativa, although differences were found at maturity, additionally strongly differences were shown under irrigation; it showed that lodging depends on the growth conditions
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  Futakuchi, K. et al. 2008. Varietal differences in lodging resistance of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.). Asian J. Pl. Sci. 7:569-573. Note: an evaluation of six genotypes of Oryza glaberrima resistant to lodging, including three relocated to Mali; under upland conditions these genotypes at the heading stage behave similar to O. sativa, although differences were found at maturity, additionally strongly differences were shown under irrigation; it showed that lodging depends on the growth conditions
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea-Bissau  Futakuchi, K. et al. 2008. Varietal differences in lodging resistance of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.). Asian J. Pl. Sci. 7:569-573. Note: an evaluation of six genotypes of Oryza glaberrima resistant to lodging, including three relocated to Mali; under upland conditions these genotypes at the heading stage behave similar to O. sativa, although differences were found at maturity, additionally strongly differences were shown under irrigation; it showed that lodging depends on the growth conditions
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  Futakuchi, K. et al. 2008. Varietal differences in lodging resistance of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.). Asian J. Pl. Sci. 7:569-573. Note: an evaluation of six genotypes of Oryza glaberrima resistant to lodging, including three relocated to Mali; under upland conditions these genotypes at the heading stage behave similar to O. sativa, although differences were found at maturity, additionally strongly differences were shown under irrigation; it showed that lodging depends on the growth conditions
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  Futakuchi, K. et al. 2008. Varietal differences in lodging resistance of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.). Asian J. Pl. Sci. 7:569-573. Note: an evaluation of six genotypes of Oryza glaberrima resistant to lodging, including three relocated to Mali; under upland conditions these genotypes at the heading stage behave similar to O. sativa, although differences were found at maturity, additionally strongly differences were shown under irrigation; it showed that lodging depends on the growth conditions
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMauritania  Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Futakuchi, K. et al. 2008. Varietal differences in lodging resistance of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.). Asian J. Pl. Sci. 7:569-573. Note: an evaluation of six genotypes of Oryza glaberrima resistant to lodging, including three relocated to Mali; under upland conditions these genotypes at the heading stage behave similar to O. sativa, although differences were found at maturity, additionally strongly differences were shown under irrigation; it showed that lodging depends on the growth conditions
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Futakuchi, K. et al. 2008. Varietal differences in lodging resistance of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.). Asian J. Pl. Sci. 7:569-573. Note: an evaluation of six genotypes of Oryza glaberrima resistant to lodging, including three relocated to Mali; under upland conditions these genotypes at the heading stage behave similar to O. sativa, although differences were found at maturity, additionally strongly differences were shown under irrigation; it showed that lodging depends on the growth conditions
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Futakuchi, K. et al. 2008. Varietal differences in lodging resistance of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.). Asian J. Pl. Sci. 7:569-573. Note: an evaluation of six genotypes of Oryza glaberrima resistant to lodging, including three relocated to Mali; under upland conditions these genotypes at the heading stage behave similar to O. sativa, although differences were found at maturity, additionally strongly differences were shown under irrigation; it showed that lodging depends on the growth conditions
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Futakuchi, K. et al. 2008. Varietal differences in lodging resistance of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.). Asian J. Pl. Sci. 7:569-573. Note: an evaluation of six genotypes of Oryza glaberrima resistant to lodging, including three relocated to Mali; under upland conditions these genotypes at the heading stage behave similar to O. sativa, although differences were found at maturity, additionally strongly differences were shown under irrigation; it showed that lodging depends on the growth conditions
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo  Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial Guinea  Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaSao Tome and Principe  Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
2Cultivated    cult. in tropics 
Native
Africa
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Cultivated (cult. in tropics)

Reference(s)
  1. Futakuchi, K. et al. 2008. Varietal differences in lodging resistance of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.). Asian J. Pl. Sci. 7:569-573. Note: an evaluation of six genotypes of Oryza glaberrima resistant to lodging, including three relocated to Mali; under upland conditions these genotypes at the heading stage behave similar to O. sativa, although differences were found at maturity, additionally strongly differences were shown under irrigation; it showed that lodging depends on the growth conditions
  2. Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodcereal Vaughan. D. A. 1989. The genus Oryza L. Current status of taxonomy. Int. Rice Res. Inst. Techn. Pap. 138:9, 10, 15.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=26062. Accessed 15 April 2026.