ORYZA SATIVA - RICE.
Common name: darak,aleisi, rice.
Family: Graminaceae (Grass family).
Overview
Rice is an erect annual grass growing up to 4' tall with strongly - nerved leaf - sheaths. The
leaf - blades are long, flat, with many long, ascending branches. Rice is a staple food in Suriname and in many parts of
the world especially Asia.
Constituents
Vitamins A, B complex, D and E; fat, 20%; carbohydrates; proteins; adenine; choline; arachidic,
behenic, lignoceric, palmitic, and oleic arids; phytosterin.
In Suriname's traditional medicine, the seeds are
used for breast cancers, stomach-indurations, tumors and warts.
Hardiness: zone 9 - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: plant in very moist to wet soil and in frost free locations. |