Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusOryza
Scientific name with authorshipOryza rufipogon Griff.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Oryza aquatica Roshev.Oryza cubensis EkmanOryza cubensis Ekman ex K.Gotoh & OkuraOryza fatua J.KoenigOryza fatua J.Koenig ex Trin.Oryza fatua subsp. longiaristata Ridl.Oryza fatua var. longe-aristata Ridl.Oryza fatua var. longiaristata Ridl.Oryza glumaepatula Steud.Oryza glumipatula Steud.Oryza jeyporensis Govindasw. & K.H.Krishnam.Oryza meridionalis N.Q.NgOryza nivara S.D.Sharma & ShastryOryza paraguayensis Franch.Oryza paraguayensis Wedd.Oryza paraguayensis Wedd. ex E.Fourn.Oryza perennis subsp. glumipatula (Steud.) C.Chev.Oryza perennis subsp. paragayensis A.Chev.Oryza perennis var. cubensis SampathOryza perennis var. glumipatula (Steud.) C.Chev.Oryza perennis var. paragayensis A.Chev.Oryza sativa subsp. abuensis WattOryza sativa subsp. bengalensis WattOryza sativa subsp. coarctata WattOryza sativa subsp. fatua (Prain) De WetOryza sativa subsp. fatua (Prain) DeWetOryza sativa subsp. fma L.Oryza sativa subsp. paraguayensis ParodiOryza sativa subsp. rufipogon (Griff.) De WetOryza sativa subsp. rufipogon (Griff.) DeWetOryza sativa subsp. sundensis Körn.Oryza sativa var. abuensis WattOryza sativa var. bengalensis WattOryza sativa var. benghalensis G.WattOryza sativa var. coarctata WattOryza sativa var. fatua PrainOryza sativa var. paraguayensis Franch.Oryza sativa var. paraguayensis Körn.Oryza sativa var. paraguayensis ParodiOryza sativa var. rufipogon (Griff.) WattOryza sativa var. sundensis Körn.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Social use
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier410115-1
Use codesAF GS HF ME SU
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.