Saccharum officinarum
Sugarcane
Also known as: Arundo saccharifera Garsault +13 more
- Arundo saccharifera Garsault
- Saccharifera officinalis Stokes
- Saccharum atrorubens Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake
- Saccharum bataviense André
- Saccharum fragile Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake
- Saccharum glabrum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake
- Saccharum hybridum R.M.Grey
- Saccharum infirmum Steud.
- Saccharum infirmum Steud. ex Lechler
- Saccharum luzonicum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake
- Saccharum maddenii André
- Saccharum obscurum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake
- Saccharum occidentale Sw.
- Saccharum officinale Salisb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Tropical Asia, Saccharum officinarum (commonly known as Sugarcane) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
New Guinea
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)
Alabama, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Malaya, Maldives, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Spain, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turkey, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen, Zaïre