Porteresia

E741369

Porteresia is a small genus of salt-tolerant grasses closely related to rice, known for inhabiting coastal and mangrove ecosystems.

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Porteresia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
adaptation tolerance to saline and brackish water
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Monocots
closelyRelatedTo cultivated rice
commonName salt-tolerant wild rice grasses
describedAs small genus of salt-tolerant grasses
ecologicalRole halophytic grass in intertidal zones
family Poaceae NERFINISHED
growthForm perennial grass
habitat coastal ecosystems
mangrove ecosystems
salt marshes
kingdom Plantae
nativeTo coastal regions of South Asia
coastal regions of Southeast Asia
order Poales NERFINISHED
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination wind-pollinated
relatedTo Oryza NERFINISHED
reproduction sexual reproduction by seeds
vegetative reproduction by tillers
subfamily Oryzoideae NERFINISHED
taxonRank genus
tolerance high salinity
usedFor crop improvement studies
salt-tolerance research in rice

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Ehrhartoideae includesTaxon Porteresia