Saccharum

Saccharum is a genus of tall perennial plants of the broomsedge tribe within the grass family.
The genus is widespread across tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions in Africa, Eurasia, Australia, the Americas, and assorted oceanic islands. Several species are cultivated and naturalized in areas outside their native habitats.
Saccharum includes the sugarcanes. They have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are generally rich in sugar, and measure two to six m (6 to 19 ft) tall. All sugarcane species interbreed and the major commercial cultivars are complex hybrids.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
Saccharum alopecuroidum (L.) Nutt. - southeastern USA
Saccharum angustifolium (Nees) Trin. - South America
Saccharum asperum (Nees) Steud. - South America
Saccharum baldwinii Spreng. - southeastern USA
Saccharum beccarii (Stapf) Cope - Sumatra
Saccharum brevibarbe (Michx.) Pers. - southeastern USA
Saccharum coarctatum (Fern.) R. Webster - southeastern USA
Saccharum contortum (Baldwin ex Elliott) Nutt. - southeastern USA
Saccharum fallax Balansa - China, Assam, southeast Asia
Saccharum filifolium Steud. - Afghanistan, Himalayas
Saccharum formosanum (Stapf) Ohwi - southern China
Saccharum giganteum (Walt.) Pers. - southeastern USA, Cuba, Jamaica, Paraguay, Argentina
Saccharum griffithii Munro ex Aitch. - from Yemen to Bangladesh
Saccharum intermedium Welker & Peichoto
Saccharum kajkaiense (Melderis) Melderis - Oman, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
Saccharum longesetosum (Andersson) V.Naray. ex Bor - China, Himalayas, Indochina
Saccharum maximum (Brongn.) Trin. - Pacific Islands
Saccharum narenga (Nees ex Steud.) Hack. - China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Ethiopia
Saccharum officinarum L. - New Guinea; naturalized in many warm places
Saccharum robustum Brandes & Jesw. ex Grassl - New Guinea
Saccharum rufipilum Steud. - China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina
Saccharum sikkimense (Hook.f.) V.Naray. ex Bor - eastern Himalayas
Saccharum × sinense Roxb. – China
Saccharum spontaneum L. - Asia, Africa, Sicily, Papuasia
Saccharum stewartii Rajesw., R.R.Rao & Arti Garg - western Himalayas
Saccharum velutinum (Holttum) Cope - Peninsular Malaysia
Saccharum villosum Steud. - South America, Mesoamerica
Saccharum wardii (Bor) Bor ex Cope - Assam, Bhutan, Myanmar
Saccharum williamsii (Bor) Bor ex Cope - Nepal
Placed in Lasiorhachis by Plants of the World Online :
Saccharum hildebrandtii (Hack.) Clayton → Lasiorhachis hildebrandtii
Saccharum perrieri (A.Camus) Clayton. → Lasiorhachis perrieri
Saccharum viguieri (A.Camus) Clayton → Lasiorhachis viguieri
Placed in Tripidium by Plants of the World Online :
Saccharum arundinaceum Retz. - East + South + Southeast Asia; New Guinea → Tripidium arundinaceum
Saccharum bengalense Retz. - India, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan → Tripidium bengalense
Saccharum kanashiroi (Ohwi) Ohwi - Ryukyu Islands → Tripidium kanashiroi
Saccharum procerum Roxb. - China, Himalayas, Indochina → Tripidium procerum
Saccharum ravennae (L.) L. - Europe, Asia, Africa → Tripidium ravennae
Saccharum strictum (Host) Spreng. - from Italy to Iran → Tripidium strictum
Formerly included
Numerous species are now considered better suited in other genera: Andropogon, Chloris, Digitaria, Eriochrysis, Eulalia, Gynerium, Hemarthria, Imperata, Lophopogon, Melinis, Miscanthus, Panicum, Pappophorum, Paspalum, Perotis, Pogonatherum, Pseudopogonatherum, Spodiopogon, and Tricholaena.
See also
Domesticated plants and animals of Austronesia
References
External links
Poaceae genera
Andropogoneae