Jungle Rice
Echinochloa colona
Also known as Corn panicgrass
About Jungle Rice
Echinochloa colona, commonly known as jungle rice, wild rice, deccan grass, jharua or awnless barnyard grass, is a type of wild grass originating from tropical Asia. It was formerly classified as a species of Panicum. It is the wild ancestor of the cultivated cereal crop Echinochloa frumentacea, sawa millet. Some taxonomists treat the two taxa as one species, in which case the domesticated forms may also be referred to as E. colona.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Echinochloa colona
- Genus
- Echinochloa
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshes and bunds of paddy fields
- Distribution
- Tropics and sub-tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Poaceae
Grass family
Jungle Rice belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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