Oryza meyeriana

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A herb or grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It can forms tufts or have short runners. It grows 30-70 cm tall. The leaf blades are thin and 5-20 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They are rough along the veins underneath. The flowering shoots are erect and narrow and 3-15 cm long. There are 2-5 branches. There are a few spikelets 5-7 mm long. The seeds are 3-4 mm long.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It can grow in well-drained soils as well as damp places. It grows between 500-1,000 m above sea level in southern China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Cambodia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

How it is used for food

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Nell, You li dao

Synonyms

Oryza abromeitiana Prodoehl; Oryza filiformis Buch.-Ham. ex Steud. [Invalid]; Oryza granulata Nees & Arn. ex Watt; Oryza indandamanica J. L. Ellis and others