About Sugar Cane
Saccharum officinarum is a large, strong-growing species of grass in the sugarcane genus. Its stout stalks are rich in sucrose, a disaccharide sugar which accumulates in the stalk internodes. It originated in New Guinea, and is now cultivated in tropical and subtropical countries worldwide for the production of sugar, ethanol and other products. It is one of the most productive and most intensively cultivated kinds of sugarcane.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Saccharum officinarum
- Genus
- Saccharum
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Cultivated throughout the tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- ईख Eekh, गन्ना Ganna
- Tamil
- கரும்பு Karumbu, புண்டறம் Pundaram, செங்கரும்பு
- Telugu
- Cheruku, సెకారం అఫిష్ననారమ్, చెరకు
- Kannada
- Petta patti kabbu, ಖಬ್ಬೂ Khabbu
- Malayalam
- Karibpu
- Marathi
- ऊस Oos
Botanical family
Poaceae
Grass family
Sugar Cane belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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