ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Oryza sativa

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Oryza
Species: Oryza sativa
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Oryza sativa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

305 synonyms in this snapshot · page 1 of 7

Oryza aristataName author: Blanco
Oryza communissimaName author: Lour.
Oryza denudataName author: (Desv.) Steud.
Oryza elongataName author: (Desv.) Steud.
Oryza formosanaName author: Masam. & S.Suzuki
Oryza glutinosaName author: Lour.
Oryza marginataName author: (Desv.) Steud.
Oryza montanaName author: Lour.
Oryza muticaName author: Steud.
Oryza nepalensisName author: G.Don ex Loudon
Oryza palustrisName author: Salisb.
Oryza parvifloraName author: P.Beauv.
Oryza perennisName author: Moench
Oryza plenaName author: (Prain) N.P.Chowdhury
Oryza praecoxName author: Lour.
Oryza pubescensName author: (Desv.) Steud.
Oryza pumilaName author: Steud.
Oryza repensName author: Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.
Oryza rubribarbisName author: (Desv.) Steud.
Oryza sativa f. chrysocarpaName author: Portères
Oryza sativa f. spontaneaName author: Roshev.
Oryza sativa prol. brevijaponicaName author: Portères
Oryza sativa prol. nudijaponicaName author: Portères
Oryza sativa prol. nudindojaponicaName author: Portères
Oryza sativa prol. verindojaponicoidesName author: Portères
Oryza sativa prol. verohumilojaponicoidesName author: Portères
Oryza sativa prol. verojaponicoidesName author: Portères
Oryza sativa subsp. brevindicaName author: (Portères) Vasc.
Oryza sativa subsp. brevisName author: Gustchin
Oryza sativa subsp. communisName author: (Körn.) Gustchin
Oryza sativa subsp. indicaName author: Shig.Kato
Oryza sativa subsp. japonicaName author: Shig.Kato
Oryza sativa var. acutiligulaName author: Miq.
Oryza sativa var. adversoseluanaName author: Portères
Oryza sativa var. affinisName author: Körn.
Oryza sativa var. alaotranaName author: Portères
Oryza sativa var. albaName author: Miq.
Oryza sativa var. allachabadicaName author: Gustchin
Oryza sativa var. alterogoensisName author: Portères
Oryza sativa var. amauraName author: Alef.
Oryza sativa var. anandicaName author: Gustchin
Oryza sativa var. angustaName author: Portères
Oryza sativa var. anjanicaName author: Gustchin
Oryza sativa var. anthropophagaName author: Portères
Oryza sativa var. aquaticaName author: Roshev.
Oryza sativa var. aristataName author: A.Rich.
Oryza sativa var. aristidaName author: Blanco
Oryza sativa var. aromaticaName author: Gustchin
Oryza sativa var. assamicaName author: Gustchin
Oryza sativa var. astaranicaName author: Gustchin

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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