Oryza rufipogon is thought to be the wild progenitor of cultivated rice. It is native to tropical Asia. Wild-grown rice seeds were probably collected and eaten more than 7000 years ago in the Chinese Yangtze River Valley region. This is also the place where the first traces of rice cultivation can be found. However, rice was probably domesticated independently in several places in the world. As of today, the wild variety Oryza rufipogon is still at home in wetlands of tropical and subtropical Asia (Burma, Thailand, Laos, southern China, and Korea).
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