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, 2^nd 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: Kans grass, wild sugarcane
हिन्दी: काँस
Bahasa Indonesia: Gelagah
Jawa: Glagah
नेपाली: काँस
Tagalog: Talahib

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