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Table 1 African Oryza species, their chromosome numbers and genome types

From: Conservation and utilization of African Oryza genetic resources

Species

2n

Genome type

Oryza sativa L.

24

AA

Oryza longistaminata A. Chev. et Roehr.

24

AA

Oryza glaberrima Steud.

24

AA

Oryza barthii A. Chev.

24

AA

Oryza punctata Kotschy ex Steud.

24

BB

Oryza schweinfurthiana Prod.1

48

BBCC

Oryza eichingeri A. Peter.

24

CC

Oryza brachyantha A. Chev. et Roehr.

24

FF

  1. 1Oryza schweinfurthiana Prod is also considered the tetraploid form of Oryza punctata Kotschy ex Steud. This paper makes no further reference to Oryza schweinfurthiana Prod. as there is negligible amount of data available on this species.