Oryza glaberrima conditions, filling, and has a distinct nutty flavour. It is also grown for cultural reasons; for instance, it is sacred to awasena followers among the Jola people, and is a heritage variety in the United States. Crossbreeding between African and Asian rice is difficult, but there exist some crosses. Humans have independently domesticated two different rice species. African rice was domesticated from wild African rice, "Oryza barthii", while Asian rice ("Oryza sativa"), was domesticated from wild Asian rice, "Oryza rufipogon". "Oryza barthii" still grows wild in Africa, in a wide variety of open habitats. The Sahara was formerly wetter, with
Scirpophaga gilviberbis on "Oryza" species, including "Oryza sativa". Scirpophaga gilviberbis Scirpophaga gilviberbis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1863. It is found on the Comoros and in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, India, Indonesia (Java, Sulawesi), Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The wingspan is 20–22 mm for males and 23–35 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous with some fuscous scales. The hindwings are white, except for the costal area and the apex which are ochreous. Females have white fore- and hindwings. The anal tuft is whitish grey