Scientific name

Genome designation

Number of Chromosomes

Dispersion

Oryza sativa L.

AA

Diploid, 2n = 24

Tropical, Subtropical and Temperate Regions

Oryza alta Swallen

CCDD

Tetraploid, 2n = 48

Central and South America

Oryza australiensis Domin

EE

Diploid, 2n = 12

Tropical Australia

Oryza barthii A. Chev.

AA

Diploid, 2n = 24

Central, Oriental and Ocidental Africa

Oryza brachyantha A. Chev. et Rhoer.

FF

Diploid, 2n = 24

Central, Ocidental, and Oriental Africa

Oryza coarctata Roxb.

HHKK

Tetraploid, 2n = 24

Southern Asia and Myanmar

Oryza eichingeri A. Peter

CC

Diploid, 2n = 24

Oriental Africa and Meridional Asia

Oryza glaberrima Steud.

AA

Diploid, 2n = 24

Ocidental Africa

Oryza glumaepatula Steud.

AA

Diploid, 2n = 24

Latin America

Oryza grandiglumis (Doell) Prod.

CCDD

Tetraploid, 2n = 48

Latin America

Oryza granulate Nees et Arn. ex Wat

GG

Diploid, 2n = 24

Continental Asia

Oryza indandamanica

GG

Diploid, 2n = 24

Meridional Asia

Oryza latifolia Desv.

CCDD

Tetraploid, 2n = 48

South and Central America

Oryza longiglumis Jansen

HHJJ

Tetraploid, 2n = 48

Southern New Guinea

Oryza longistaminata Chev. et Roehr.

AA

Diploid, 2n = 24

Tropical Africa

Oryza malampuzhaensis Krish. et Chand.

BBCC

Tetraploid, 2n = 48

Meridional Asia

Oryza meridionalis Ng

AA

Diploid, 2n = 24

Australia and New Guinea

Oryza meyeriana (Zoll. et Mor. ex Steud.) Baill.

GG

Diploid, 2n = 24

Southeast Asia, Malaysian Peninsula

Oryza minuta J.S. Presl. Ex. C.B. Presl.

BBCC

Tetraploid, 2n = 48

Philippines and New Guinea

Oryza neocaledonica Morat

GG (presumed)

Diploid, 2n = 24 (presumed)

New Caledonia

Oryza nivara Sharma et Shastry

AA

Diploid, 12

Asia

Oryza officinalis Wall ex Watt

CC

Diploid, 12

Asia and New Guinea

OryzapunctataKotschyexSteud.

BB, BBCC

Diploide and tetraploide, 2n = 24, 2n = 48

Africa

Oryza rhizomatis Vaughan

CC

Diploid, 2n = 12

Meridional Asia

Oryza ridleyi Hook. f.

HHJJ

Tetraploid, 2n = 48

Asia

Oryza rufipogon Griff.

AA

Diploid, 2n = 24

Continental Asia

Oryza schlechteri Pilger

HHKK (requires reconfirmation)

Tetraploid, 2n = 48

New Guinea