African rice has been cross-bred with Asian rice (Oryza sativa) to produce a cultivar called New Rice for Africa (NERICA).
Names
Scientific
Oryza glaberrima
English
African rice
Dutch
Afrikaanse rijst
French
Riz de Casamance
Taxonomy
Genus
Oryza
Family
Poaceae
Order
Poales
Crop categories
Cereals
Food crops
Tropical crops
Staple food