Oryza sativa rices, grown mostly submerged, throughout tropical Asia. Rice occurs in a variety of colors, including white, brown, black, purple, and red rices. Black rice (also known as purple rice) is a range of rice types, some of which are glutinous rice. Varieties include Indonesian black rice and Thai jasmine black rice. A third subspecies, which is broad-grained and thrives under tropical conditions, was identified based on morphology and initially called "javanica", but is now known as "tropical japonica". Examples of this variety include the medium-grain 'Tinawon' and 'Unoy' cultivars, which are grown in the high-elevation rice terraces of the Cordillera
Rissoina oryza oblique. This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the South Pacific off the Fiji Islands. Rissoina oryza Rissoina oryza is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae. The height of the small, white shell attains 2 mm. The shell has an oblong-ovate shape. It is solid, smooth, and shining, The spire is moderately elevated, and rather rapidly tapering. The apex is obtuse. The 6-7 whorls are flatly convex. The body whoprl is rather large, and slightly compressed beneath. The suture is faintly impressed and broadly margined beneath. The rather