Common name
English: Rice
German: Reis
Portuguese: Arroz
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (73)(family description)
Genus: Oryza (1)
Epithet: sativa L. (6)
Synonyms: Oryza communissima Lour., Oryza glutinosa Lour., Oryza perennis Moench, Oryza praecox Lour.
communissima => very common
glutinosa => covered with sticky exudation
perennis => perennial, lasting more than two years
praecox => early-ripening
sativa => sown, planted, cultivated, not wild
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green