jungle rice
Echinochloa colona (L.) Link
Echinochloa colona (L.) Link, known as jungle rice, is a wild grass native to tropical Asia. It belongs to the Poaceae family and was previously classified under the genus Panicum. This species is the wild ancestor of Echinochloa frumentacea, the cultivated sawa millet. Some taxonomists consider the two as a single species, with domesticated forms sometimes referred to as E. colona.
Description
Echinochloa colona is a grass species commonly called jungle rice, wild rice, deccan grass, jharua, or awnless barnyard grass. It is found in tropical Asia and is part of the Poaceae family. Formerly placed in the genus Panicum, it is now recognized in the genus Echinochloa. This species is the wild progenitor of the cultivated cereal Echinochloa frumentacea, known as sawa millet. Some taxonomists treat the wild and domesticated forms as a single species, in which case the domesticated forms may also be called E. colona.
Other common names
jungle rice
Synonyms
Echinochloa colonum var. glaucaEchinochloa colonum var. leianthaEchinochloa colonum var. repensEchinochloa colonum var. zonalisEchinochloa crus-galli subsp. colonumMilium colonumOplismenus colonumOplismenus crusgalii var. colonumOplismenus cuspidatusOplismenus daltoniiPanicum colonumPanicum colonum var. equitansPanicum crusgalli subsp. colonumPanicum crus-galli subsp. colonumPanicum petiveriiPanicum crus-galli var. colonumEchinochloa colonum var. glaucumEchinochloa crus-galli var. longisetaMilium colonumPanicum colonum var. haematodesPanicum colonum var. pseudocolonumOplismenus crusgalli var. colonum