Saccharum spontaneum explained
Saccharum spontaneum (wild sugarcane, kans grass) is a grass native throughout much of tropical and subtropical Asia, northern Australia, and eastern and northern Africa..[1] It is a perennial grass, growing up to three meters in height, with spreading rhizomatous roots.[2] [3]
The plant has hybridized with Saccharum officinarum, a domesticated sugarcane. The hybridization has produced Saccharum barberi and Saccharum sinense.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Saccharum spontaneum L. . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens Kew . 14 January 2024.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2013-12-03 . 2013-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013608/http://www.assamforest.in/publication/wildEdible_plantsAssam.pdf . dead .
- Web site: www.assamplants.com . assamplants.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110507015653/http://assamplants.com/Alphabetical%20%20Order%20(Sc%20Name).htm . 2011-05-07.
- Book: Andrew H. . Paterson. Paul H.. Moore. Tew. Tom L.. Andrew H. . Paterson. Genomics of the Saccharinae. The Gene Pool of Saccharum Species and Their Improvement. Springer Science & Business Media. 2012. 43–72. 9781441959478. https://books.google.com/books?id=F282fp_IMI8C&pg=PA54.
