Saccharum spontaneum

Saccharum spontaneum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Saccharinae
Genus: Saccharum
Species: Saccharum spontaneum
Subspecies: S. s. subsp. aegyptiacum – S. s. subsp. spontaneum

Name

Saccharum spontaneum L., 1771

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Imperata spontanea (L.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 8 (1812).
  • Saccharifera spontanea (L.) Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 132 (1812).
  • Saccharum spontaneum subsp. indicum Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 113 (1889), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Central Asia Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet, West Himalaya Regional: China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Regional: Peninsular Arabia Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Jawa, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Palestine, Philippines, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea, Sinai, Solomon Is., Sumatera Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Regional: Central Africa Burkina, Central African Repu, Chad, Niger Regional: Western Africa Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Mascareñas Seychelles Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queensland Continental: Europe Regional: Southern Europe Sicilia Introduced into: Caroline Is., Christmas I., Costa Rica, Cuba, Fiji, Florida, Greece, Hawaii, Italy, Kriti, Madagascar, Marianas, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Samoa, Sardegna, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page. : 2:183.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Saccharum spontaneum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 03. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Saccharum spontaneum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Saccharum spontaneum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Saccharum spontaneum. Published online. Accessed: October 03 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Saccharum spontaneum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: বিৰিণা
भोजपुरी: कास
বাংলা: কাশফুল
English: Wild sugarcane
हिन्दी: काँस
Bahasa Indonesia: Gelagah
Jawa: Glagah
नेपाली: काँस
Tagalog: Talahib

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