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Oryza rufipogon
Brownbeard rice
As recorded: Oryza rufipogon Griff.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Anta
- Collector number
- 118
- Date
- July 16, 1941
- Locality
- Road to Pomboa Swamp
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- unknown, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- Veldkamp, J.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Oryza rufipogon observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.

2026-10-11
Kothal, Rajasthan, India
(c) Meghna Medhi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Kota, IN-RJ, IN
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Rajasthan, IN
(c) SONU KUMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Kota, Rajasthan 324008, India
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Kota, Rajasthan 324008, India
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-08
Ranga Reddy, IN-TG, IN
(c) Anil Kumar T, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oryza rufipogon. BISH 30539. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956415528. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/30539.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956415528 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
