Oryza latifolia Desv.

Morphological characteristics

Perennial and short to tall (usually 1 to >2 m) grass with broad leaves (up to 5 cm); panicles open; spikelets 5-9.5 mm long and 2-2.7 mm wide; anthers 1.5-5.1 mm long.

Chromosome number

2n=4x=48

Genome

CCDD

Distribution

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad, and Venezuela.


 

Habitat: Found in low forest, rainforest, secondary growth forest, open woodland, undulating savanna, pasture, cultivated fields, open swamp, hill slopes, high ridges, coastal belts. Grows in or near water such as streams, riverbanks or pool edges; on rocks, alluvium, sandy seashore, moist clay; rarely salts flats, near hot sulfur springs. Grow in open or semi-open habitats.


Grasslands composed from O. latifolia just outside Palo Verde National park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.


A vast population of wild species, Costa Rica.


Plants at flowering stage, Costa Rica.


Panicles of O. latifolia, Costa Rica.