Asian rice was domesticated 8,200–13,500 years ago – depending on the molecular clock estimate that is used– on the Pearl River in southern China with a single genetic origin from the wild rice Oryza rufipogon.
ˈeɪʒən ɹˈaɪs wʌz dəmˈɛstᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ˈeɪt,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ dᵻpˈɛndɪŋ ɔnðə məlˈɛkjʊlɚ klˈɑːk ˈɛstᵻmət ðæt ɪz jˈuːzd ɔnðə pˈɜːl ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɪn sˈʌðɚn tʃˈaɪnə wɪð ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl dʒɪnˈɛɾɪk ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn fɹʌmðə wˈaɪld ɹˈaɪs ˈɔːɹɪzɚ ɹˈuːfɪpˌɑːɡən.