This is a list of rice cultivars, also known as rice varieties. There are several species of grain called rice.

Asian rice ''Oryza sativa'', commonly known as Asian rice or indica rice, is the plant species most commonly referred to in English as ''rice''. It is the type of farmed rice whose cultivars are most common globally, and was first domesticated in the Yan ...

(''Oryza sativa)'' is most widely known and most widely grown, with two major subspecies (''indica'' and ''japonica'') and over 40,000 varieties. Also included in this list are varieties of

African rice ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown in West Africa around 3,000 years ago. In agriculture, it has largely been replaced by higher-yielding Asian ri ...

(''Oryza glaberrima'') and

wild rice Wild rice, also called manoomin, Canada rice, Indian rice, or water oats, is any of four species of grasses that form the genus ''Zizania'', and the grain that can be harvested from them. The grain was historically gathered and eaten in both ...

(genus ''Zizania''). Rice may vary in genetics, grain length, color, thickness, stickiness, aroma, growing method, and other characteristics, leading to many

cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...

s. For instance, over nine major rice cultivars exist to make

sake Sake, also spelled saké ( ; also referred to as Japanese rice wine), is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Despite the name ''Japanese rice wine'', sake, and indee ...

alone. The two subspecies of Asian rice, indica and japonica, can generally be distinguished by length and stickiness. Indica rice is long-grained and unsticky, while japonica is short-grained and

glutinous Domestication syndrome refers to two sets of phenotypic traits that are common to either domestication of animals, domesticated animals, or domesticated plants. These traits were identified by Charles Darwin in ''The Variation of Animals and Pl ...

. Rice can also be divided based on processing type into the two broad categories of

brown Brown is a color. It can be considered a composite color, but it is mainly a darker shade of orange. In the CMYK color model used in printing or painting, brown is usually made by combining the colors orange and black. In the RGB color model used ...

and

white White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...

. Brown rice is

whole grain A whole grain is a grain of any cereal and pseudocereal that contains the endosperm, germ, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm. As part of a general healthy diet, consumption of whole grains is associated w ...

, with only the inedible hull of the seed removed, while

white rice White rice is milled rice that has had its husk, bran, and germ removed. This alters the flavor, texture and appearance of the rice and helps prevent spoilage, extend its storage life, and makes it easier to digest. After milling (hulling), the ...

additionally has the

bran Bran, also known as miller's bran, is the hard outer layers of Cereal, cereal grain. It consists of the combined aleurone and pericarp. Corn (maize) bran also includes the pedicel (tip cap). Along with cereal germ, germ, it is an integral pa ...

and

germ Germ or germs may refer to: Science * Germ (microorganism), an informal word for a pathogen * Germ cell, cell that gives rise to the gametes of an organism that reproduces sexually * Germ layer, a primary layer of cells that forms during embry ...

removed through the process of milling. Milled rice may not necessarily actually be white in color; there are

purple Purple is any of a variety of colors with hue between red and blue. In the RGB color model used in computer and television screens, purples are produced by mixing red and blue light. In the RYB color model historically used by painters, pu ...

black Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have o ...

, and

red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...

variants of rice, which can be eaten whole grain or milled. The cultivars listed in this article may vary in any number of these characteristics, and most can be eaten whole grain or milled (brown or white). However, there are often strong cultural preferences for one or the other, depending on variety and region.

North American varieties

* Texas rice * Texmati * Brazos * Gulfrose * Madison * Pecos * Rico * Wild rice (''Zizania aquatica'')

California varieties

* California New Variety rice * Calhikari-201 * Calmati-201 * Calmochi rice * Caloro *

Calrose rice Calrose is a medium grain rice variety, notable for being the founding variety of the California rice industry. History Calrose (USDA # C.I. 8988) originated from and was developed at the Rice Experiment Station near Biggs, California, and releas ...

* Calusa *

Nishiki rice Nishiki ( ja, 錦, a character that the brand also uses as its logo) is a brand of California-grown, medium grain rice sold by JFC International. The species of Nishiki Brand Rice is known as New Variety, which includes Kokuho Rose and M401. New ...

Wehani rice Wehani rice, known as California Red Jasmine Rice, is a variety of aromatic brown rice developed in the late 20th century by Lundberg Family Farms of Richvale, California. It is a registered trademark of Lundberg Family Farms, the only company tha ...

Canadian varieties

* Northern Wild rice (also known as Canadian Wild rice (''Zizania palustris''))

Carolina varieties

* Carolina Gold * Charleston Gold

Texas varieties

*Texas rice * Texas wild rice (''Zizania texana)''

Louisiana varieties

* Blue Rose * Earl * Mercury * Nato * Pecan rice * Popcorn rice * Vista

African varieties

* Abakaliki rice ** Grown in the states of

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and

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in eastern

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** Cultivated thrice a year ** Sweet and easy to cook *

* Ekpoma rice *

New Rice for Africa New Rice for Africa ("NERICA") is a cultivar group of interspecific hybrid rice developed by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) to improve the yield of African rice cultivars. Although 240 million people in West Africa rely on rice as the prima ...

Ofada rice Ofada rice is a Yoruba dish. It is the name for an indigenous rice from a small community called Ofada in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. It is not exclusively grown in the community, but it is an indigenous rice grown in sout ...

** Grown in Ofada,

** Aromatic

Australian varieties

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* Doongara **semi-dwarf long grain, hard cooking (high amylose) * Illabong **semi-dwarf arborio style *

Koshihikari is a popular cultivar of Japonica rice cultivated in Japan as well as Australia and the United States. ''Koshihikari'' was first created in 1956 by combining 2 different strains of ''Nourin No.1'' and ''Nourin No.22'' at the Fukui Prefectur ...

**tall short grain '' Japonica'' style * Kyeema **tall long grain, fragrant * Langi **semi-dwarf long grain, soft jade cooking (low

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) * Opus **semi-dwarf short grain ''Japonica'' style * Reiziq **semi-dwarf medium grain * Sherpa **semi-dwarf medium grain * Topaz **semi-dwarf fragrant long grain

Bangladeshi varieties

Bhutanese varieties

Bhutanese red rice Bhutanese red rice is a medium-grain rice grown in the Kingdom of Bhutan in the eastern Himalayas. It is the staple rice of the Bhutanese people. Bhutanese red rice is a red japonica rice. It is semi-milled—some of the reddish bran is l ...

Burmese varieties

* Midon () *

Paw hsan hmwe Paw san hmwe ( my, ပေါ်ဆန်းမွှေး, ; also spelt paw san hmwe and known as Pearl Paw San or Myanmar pearl rice) is a high-grade variety of aromatic rice (fragrant rice) grown in Myanmar. Paw hsan hmwe is known for its good ...

* Emahta () *Letyezin *Ngasein () *Byat () * Black glutinous rice * White glutinous rice

Cambodian varieties

* Bonla Pdao () * Cammalis – extra long jasmine rice * Long Rice * Neang Khon () * Neang Minh () – long grain rice * Phka Khnhei () – fragrant variety, meaning "flower" * Phkar Malis () – Cambodia Jasmine Rice * Senchey Brand, សែនជ័យ ប្រេន is a Low glycemic Index Rice (GI=55) (, medium grain, photosensitive period, traditional seeds * Senkraob () ** Won the National Best Rice Award in 2017 have been certified as Medium Glycemic Index (GI) of 62 based on rigorous testing performed by Temasek Polytechnic Glycemic Index Research Unit (GIRU) * Phka Romdul () * Red Rice () * White rice () * Sen Pi Dao () * Riang cheay() * Srauv Pong Rolork () * Srauv Ha Mort () * Srauv IR ()

Chinese varieties

* Black Asian * Manchurian Wild rice (Zizania latifolia) *

Oryza rufipogon ''Oryza rufipogon'', known as brownbeard rice, wild rice, and red rice, is a member of the genus ''Oryza''. It is native to East, Southeast and South Asia. It has a close evolutionary relation to ''Oryza sativa'', the plant grown as a major rice ...

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Dominican varieties

* Cristal 100 * Idiaf 1 * Inglés Corto * Inglés Largo * Juma 57 * Juma 58 * Juma 66 * Juma 67 * Prosequisa 4 * Prosequisa 5 * Prosequisa 10 * Toño Brea * Yocahú CFX-18

French varieties

* Camargue red rice

Greek varieties

* Blue Rose * Carolina * Glassé *Nychaki *Parboiled

Indian varieties

Until 1970, India had about 110,000 varieties of rice and now it has about 6,000 varieties.

Rice varieties of Punjab and Haryana

Basmati and premium non-basmati rice grows in Punjab and Haryana region of India, such as: * Traditional Basmati Rice * Basmati 30,31 * PUSA Basmati Rice * 1121 Basmati Rice * 1509 Basmati Rice * 1718 Basmati Rice * Sugandha Rice * Sharbati Rice *RH-10 Rice * Parmal 11 or PR11 Rice * Parmal 14 or PR14 Rice * Parmal 47 or PR 47 Rice * Parmal 106 or PR 106 Rice

Rice varieties of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh are home to hundreds of rice varieties, such as:

Rice varieties of Karnataka

Rice varieties of Odisha

* Nalihati (non-aromatic) * Padmakeshari (aromatic) * Kalamoti (aromatic) * Balami (aromatic) * Kalajiri (aromatic) * Tulasibasa (aromatic) * Pimpudibasa (aromatic) * Swarna (non-aromatic) * Nalabainsi (non-aromatic) * Pateni (non-aromatic) * Ratna (IET-1411)

Rice varieties of
Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

Rice varieties of
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Rice varieties of Telangana

*Indur Samba *Bathukamma *RNR 15048 or Telangana Sona or Karnataka Sona * Improved Samba Mahsuri

West Bengal rice varieties

There are possibly up to 82,700 varieties of rice extant in India, and of those more than 5000 were found in West Bengal. However, only 150 of them are commonly grown. Many are grown organically to compete with more modern cultivars. The Agricultural Training Centre of West Bengal exists to conserve and promote the use of folk rice varieties, including many listed below.

Indonesian rice varieties/landraces

In Indonesia, there are at least 45 varieties of rice for wet-field production (sawah) and 150 varieties of rice for dry-field production.

Iranian varieties

Many varieties of rice are cultivated in Iran. A few of them are listed below. * Ambarboo * Binam *

Domsiah Domsiah ( fa, دم سیاه; also spelled domesiah) is an Iranian variety of rice. It is a long-grain rice, with a black spot on one end, which gives it the name, which is Persian meaning "black end". It is cultivated mainly in the Gilan province ...

* Gerdeh * Gharib * Hasan Sarai * Hasani * Hashemi * Kamfiruzi ** Grown in Fars Province along the

Kor River Kor River (also Kur River; fa, رود کر) is located in the Fars Province of Iran. The sources of the river are mostly in the Zagros Mountains near Mount Dena. It flows into the Bakhtegan Lake, which is a salt lake. The increased salinity leve ...

* Lenjan ** Grown in Isfahan Province along the

Zayandeh Rud Zayandeh Rud ( fa, زاينده رود; formerly, Bābā Sheykh ‘Alī (Persian: بابا شیخ علی), also Romanized as Bābā Sheykh ‘Alī) is a city in the Central District of Lenjan County, Isfahan Province, Iran Iran, ...

River * Salari * Sang Tarom * Tarom * Tarom Roushan * tarom omid

Italian varieties

Japanese varieties

Malaysian varieties

Nepali varieties

Pakistani varieties

Philippine varieties

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Portuguese varieties

* Ariete * Arroz da terra * Carolino * Ponta rubra * Valtejo

Sri Lankan varieties

Spanish varieties

* Albufera (premium pearly round rice) * Bahia (pearly round rice) * Balilla x Sollana (pearly round rice) * Bomba (premium pearly round rice) * Fonsa (pearly round rice) * Gleva (pearly round rice) * Guadiamar (crystalline medium rice) * J.Sendra (pearly round rice) * Marisma (pearly round rice) * Puntal (crystalline long rice) * Senia (pearly round rice)

Taiwanese varieties

* * Taichung 65 * Taichung Native-1

Thai varieties

* Black glutinous rice *

Jasmine rice Jasmine rice ( th, ข้าวหอมมะลิ; ; ) is a long-grain variety of fragrant rice (also known as aromatic rice). Its fragrance, reminiscent of ''pandan'' (''Pandanus amaryllifolius'') and popcorn, results from the rice plant's na ...

* Red Cargo rice *

Riceberry Riceberry ( th, ข้าวไรซ์เบอร์รี่) is a rice variety from Thailand, a cross-breed of Jao Hom Nin (JHN, a local non-glutinous purple rice) and Khao Dawk Mali 105 ( Hom Mali rice). The variety was created in 2002 by ...

* White glutinous rice

Vietnamese varieties

* Dự Hương Rice * Nàng Thơm Chợ Đào Rice ** grown in Mỹ Lệ commune, Cần Đước district, Long An province * Nếp cái hoa vàng ** grown in

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province * Nếp cẩm Rice * Nếp Tú Lệ * Tài Nguyên Rice ** grown in Long An province * Tám Xoan Rice ** grown in Hải Hậu district,

province * ST24 Rice - Top 3 the world best rice awarded 2018 * ST25 Rice - The 1st the world best rice awarded 2019 ** Cultivating in Soc Trang Province - Mekong Delta Area (Southern Vietnam), researching and developing by Mr.Hồ Văn Cua (Agricultural Engineer) and his team. *** Long grain rice with fragrant, soft, best tasty.

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