Saccharum spontaneum
Fodder Cane, Kash
Other regional names: Wild Sugarcane
- Wild Sugarcane
Also known as: Imperata spontanea (L.) P.Beauv. +14 more
- Imperata spontanea (L.) P.Beauv.
- Imperata spontanea (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Saccharifera spontanea (L.) Stokes
- Saccharum aegypticum Willd.
- Saccharum angustifolium Reinw. ex DeVriese
- Saccharum boga Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Saccharum casi Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Saccharum klagha Jungh. ex Steud.
- Saccharum lota Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Saccharum spontaneum subsp. indicum Hack.
- Saccharum spontaneum subsp. juncifolium Hack.
- Saccharum spontaneum subsp. roxburghii Honda
- Saccharum spontaneum var. klagha (Jungh. ex Steud.) Hack.
- Saccharum spontaneum var. spontaneum
- Saccharum tenuis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Saccharum spontaneum (commonly known as Fodder Cane or Kash) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Middle Asia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern Europe, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gulf States, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizistan, Korea, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sinai, Solomon Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Caroline Is., Christmas I., Costa Rica, Cuba, Fiji, Florida, Greece, Hawaii, Italy, Kriti, Madagascar, Marianas, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Panama, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Sardegna, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms