Tripidium arundinaceum

Tripidium arundinaceum, synonym Saccharum arundinaceum,[1] commonly known as hardy sugar cane, is a grass native to tropical and subtropical Asia from India to Korea and New Guinea.[1]

Tripidium arundinaceum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Tripidium
Species:
T. arundinaceum
Binomial name
Tripidium arundinaceum
(Retz.) Welker, Voronts. & E.A.Kellogg[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Erianthus arundinaceus (Retz.) Jeswiet
  • Erianthus griffithii var. trichophyllus Hand.-Mazz.
  • Erianthus trichophyllus (Hand.-Mazz.) Hand.-Mazz.
  • Imperata exaltata (Roxb.) Brongn.
  • Ripidium arundinaceum (Retz.) Grassl
  • Saccharum arundinaceum Retz.
  • Saccharum arundinaceum var. trichophyllum (Hand.-Mazz.) S.M.Phillips & S.L.Chen
  • Saccharum barbicostatum Ohwi
  • Saccharum exaltatum Roxb.
  • Saccharum soltwedelii Kobus

In the Tamil language it is known as நாணல் − nāṇal. In the Assamese language it is known as মেগেলা কুঁহিয়াৰ − meghela kuhiyaar, with the word kuhiyaar meaning sugarcane.

References
  1. "Tripidium arundinaceum (Retz.) Welker, Voronts. & E.A.Kellogg", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-09-04


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