Saccharum spontaneum

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Kans grass
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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
L.
Kans grass (Saccharum spontaneum) Saccharum spontaneum at the bank of rever Ganges 07102013 01.jpg
Kans grass (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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The plant has hybridized with Saccharum officinarum , a domesticated sugarcane. The hybridization has produced Saccharum barberi and Saccharum sinense . [5]

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References

  1. NRCS. "Saccharum spontaneum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. "Saccharum spontaneum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "www.assamplants.com { A database of medicinal plants of Assam for a green future }". assamplants.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07.
  5. 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.