Saccharum spontaneum
Saccharum spontaneum (wild sugarcane,[1] kans grass) is a grass native throughout much of tropical and subtropical Asia, northern Australia, and eastern and northern Africa..[2] It is a perennial grass, growing up to three meters in height, with spreading rhizomatous roots.[3][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Saccharum |
| Species: | S. spontaneum |
| Binomial name | |
| Saccharum spontaneum | |
Kans grass (Saccharum spontaneum)
The plant has hybridized with Saccharum officinarum, a domesticated sugarcane. The hybridization has produced Saccharum barberi and Saccharum sinense.[5]
References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Saccharum spontaneum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- "Saccharum spontaneum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
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- Paterson, Andrew H.; Moore, Paul H.; Tom L., Tew (2012). "The Gene Pool of Saccharum Species and Their Improvement". In Paterson, Andrew H. (ed.). Genomics of the Saccharinae. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 43–72. ISBN 9781441959478.
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