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Indica rice

One of the two major ecogeographical races of Oryza sativa (see also japonica). The major type of rice grown in the tropics and subtropics. It has broad to narrow, light green leaves and tall to intermediate plant stature (except for the semidwarf). Indica plants tiller profusely. Grains are long to short, slender, somewhat flat, and awnless. Indica grains shatter easily and have 23-31% amylose content. They grow mostly in the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Java, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, central and southern China, African countries, and other tropical regions.

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