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 In agriculture, it has largely been replaced by higher-yielding Asian ri ...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 (genus ''Zizania''). Rice may vary in genetics, grain length, color, thickness, stickiness, aroma, growing method, and other characteristics, leading to many cultivars. For instance, over nine major rice cultivars exist to make sake 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. Rice can also be divided based on processing type into the two broad categories of brown and white. Brown rice is whole grain, with only the inedible

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of the seed removed, while white rice additionally has the bran and germ removed through the process of

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. Milled rice may not necessarily actually be white in color; there are purple, black, and red 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

Canadian varieties

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

Carolina varieties

Carolina Gold Carolina Gold rice is a variety of African rice first popularized in South Carolina, USA in the 1780s. It is named for the golden color of its unhulled grains. History Rice was grown in South Carolina (in the South Carolina Lowcountry) by enslave ...

* Charleston Gold

Texas varieties

*Texas rice *

Texas wild rice ''Zizania texana'' is a rare species of grass known by the common name Texas wild rice. It is endemic to Texas, where it is found only on the upper San Marcos River in Hays County. It is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat. It ...

(''Zizania texana)''

Louisiana varieties

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

African varieties

* Abakaliki rice ** Grown in the states of Abakaliki and

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in eastern Nigeria ** 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 primar ...

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 south ...

** Grown in Ofada, Nigeria ** Aromatic

Australian varieties

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* Doongara **semi-dwarf long grain, hard cooking (high amylose) * Illabong **semi-dwarf arborio style * Koshihikari **tall short grain '' Japonica'' style * Kyeema **tall long grain, fragrant * Langi **semi-dwarf long grain, soft jade cooking (low amylose) * 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 * 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 * *

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 Camargue red rice is a variety of red rice cultivated in the wetlands of the Camargue region of southern France.Steven Fallon, Michael Rothschild, ''France'', Lonely Planet, 2000, p. 3/ref> History Red wild rice had traditionally grown in the m ...

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

Rice varieties of Tamil Nadu

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 * Lenjan ** Grown in Isfahan Province along the Zayandeh Rud 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 *

Red Cargo rice Red Cargo rice is a type of non-glutinous long grain rice that is similar to brown rice, in that it is unpolished. The color of the bran is red, purple, or maroon. The husks of the rice grains are removed during the milling process, retaining all ...

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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