Hygroryza

Hygroryza
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Oryzoideae
Tribe: Oryzeae
Subtribe: Zizaniinae
Genus: Hygroryza
Nees
Species:
H. aristata
Binomial name
Hygroryza aristata
(Retz.) Nees ex Wight & Arn.
Synonyms
  • Hygrorhiza Nees, alternate spelling
  • Potamochloa Griff.
  • Pharus aristatus Retz.
  • Leersia aristata (Retz.) Roxb.
  • Zizania retzii Spreng.
  • Zizania aristata (Retz.) Kunth
  • Potamochloa retzii Griff.
  • Potamochloa aristata (Roxb.) McClell.
  • Pharus natans Russell ex Steud.

Hygroryza (watergrass) is a monotyipic genus of Asian flowering plants in the grass family. The only known species is Hygroryza aristata, (Asian watergrass) native to China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan), Bangladesh, Cambodia, India (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Assam, etc.), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.

formerly included

Hygroryza ciliata - Leersia hexandra