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 sativa L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Oryza aristata BlancoOryza communissima Lour.Oryza denudata (Desv.) Steud.Oryza elongata (Desv.) Steud.Oryza formosana Masam. & SuzukiOryza glutinosa Lour.Oryza marginata (Desv.) Steud.Oryza montana Lour.Oryza mutica Steud.Oryza nepalensis G.DonOryza nepalensis G.Don ex Steud.Oryza palustris Salisb.Oryza parviflora P.Beauv.Oryza perennis MoenchOryza plena (Prain) N.P.ChowdhuryOryza plena (Prain) Nägeli & PeterChowdhuryOryza praecox Lour.Oryza pubescens (Desv.) Steud.Oryza pumila Steud.Oryza repens Buch.-Ham.Oryza repens Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.Oryza rubribarbis (Desv.) Steud.Oryza sativa f. alba (Miq.) MakinoOryza sativa f. atrobrunnea GustchinOryza sativa f. atropurpurea (Makino) MakinoOryza sativa f. chrysocarpa PortèresOryza sativa f. melanoglumella GustchinOryza sativa f. mulayana GustchinOryza sativa f. rubra (Blanco) MakinoOryza sativa f. rubriglumella GustchinOryza sativa f. spontanea Roshev.Oryza sativa subsp. brevindica (Portères) Vasc.Oryza sativa subsp. brevis GustchinOryza sativa subsp. communis (Körn.) GustchinOryza sativa subsp. communis Körn.Oryza sativa subsp. fatua PrainOryza sativa subsp. formosana (Masam. & Suzuki) Yeh & Hendr.Oryza sativa subsp. indica Shig.KatoOryza sativa subsp. japonica Shig.KatoOryza sativa subsp. plena PrainOryza sativa subsp. rubribarbis Desv.Oryza sativa subsp. savannae Körn.Oryza sativa subsp. spontaneaOryza sativa var. acutiligula Miq.Oryza sativa var. adversoseluana PortèresOryza sativa var. affinis Körn.Oryza sativa var. alaotrana PortèresOryza sativa var. alba Miq.Oryza sativa var. allachabadica GustchinOryza sativa var. alterogoensis PortèresOryza sativa var. amaura Alef.Oryza sativa var. anandica GustchinOryza sativa var. angusta PortèresOryza sativa var. anjanica GustchinOryza sativa var. anthropophaga PortèresOryza sativa var. aquatica Roshev.Oryza sativa var. aristata A.Rich.Oryza sativa var. aristida BlancoOryza sativa var. aromatica GustchinOryza sativa var. assamica GustchinOryza sativa var. astaranica GustchinOryza sativa var. astarinica JabrovaOryza sativa var. atra Körn.Oryza sativa var. atricolorata GustchinOryza sativa var. atrobrunnea (Gustchin) PortèresOryza sativa var. atrobrunnea GustchinOryza sativa var. atrofusca Körn.Oryza sativa var. atrogrisea GustchinOryza sativa var. atropurpurea MakinoOryza sativa var. aurica GustchinOryza sativa var. auriculata PortèresOryza sativa var. azerbaidjanica GustchinOryza sativa var. badia PortèresOryza sativa var. balatensis PortèresOryza sativa var. bandica GustchinOryza sativa var. bansica GustchinOryza sativa var. bansmatica GustchinOryza sativa var. bastica GustchinOryza sativa var. baumannii Körn. & K.Schum.Oryza sativa var. bawako-mochii GustchinOryza sativa var. bicolorata GustchinOryza sativa var. binamban BlancoOryza sativa var. birainica GustchinOryza sativa var. breviaristata VavilovOryza sativa var. brjezitsky JabrovaOryza sativa var. brunnea Körn.Oryza sativa var. brunneopunctata GustchinOryza sativa var. calvescens Miq.Oryza sativa var. caroliniana PostiglioneOryza sativa var. caspica Körn.Oryza sativa var. castanea PortèresOryza sativa var. castroi Vasc.Oryza sativa var. catalonica Körn.Oryza sativa var. caucasica BatalinOryza sativa var. caucasica Batalin ex TuteffOryza sativa var. ceylonica GustchinOryza sativa var. chambhanica GustchinOryza sativa var. chlamydantha PortèresOryza sativa var. chlorocarpa Körn.Oryza sativa var. cinnamomea Gustchin
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
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 identifier316812-2
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.