Biology:Hygroryza

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Short description: Genus of plants

Hygroryza
Hygroryza aristata - NBGB - IMG 4392.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Oryzoideae
Tribe: Oryzeae
Subtribe: Zizaniinae
Genus: Hygroryza
Nees
Species:
H. aristata
Binomial name
Hygroryza aristata
(Retz.) Nees ex Wight & Arn.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hygrorhiza Nees, alternate spelling
  • Potamochloa Griff.
  • Pharus aristatus Retz.
  • Leersia aristata (Retz.) Roxb.
  • Zizania retzii Spreng.
  • Zizania aristata (Retz.) Kunth
  • Potamochloa retzii Griff.
  • Potamochloa aristata (Roxb.) McClell.
  • Pharus natans Russell ex Steud.

Hygroryza (watergrass)[2] is a monotyipic genus of Asian flowering plants in the grass family.[3][4][5][6] The only known species is Hygroryza aristata, (Asian watergrass)[7] native to China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan), Bangladesh, Cambodia, India (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Assam, etc.), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan , Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.[1][8]

formerly included[1]

Hygroryza ciliata - Leersia hexandra

References

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