Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The botanical name for rice is :

  1. Orthosiphon aristatus

  2. Achyranthes aspera

  3. Spiraea bella

  4. Oryza Sativa
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Explanation

Oryza sativa is the correct botanical name for Asian rice, the most widely cultivated rice species. The other options are names for different plants (Orthosiphon aristatus is a cat's whiskers plant, Achyranthes aspera is chaff-flower, Spiraea bella is a shrub).

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