Saccharum spontaneum

Kans grass
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Saccharum
Species:	S. spontaneum
Binomial name
	Saccharum spontaneum; L.

Saccharum spontaneum (wild sugarcane,^[1] kans grass) is a grass native throughout much of tropical and subtropical Asia, northern Australia, and eastern and northern Africa.^[2] It is a perennial grass, growing up to three meters in height, with spreading rhizomatous roots.^[3]^[4]

The plant has hybridized with Saccharum officinarum, a domesticated sugarcane. The hybridization has produced Saccharum barberi and Saccharum sinense.^[5]

References

^ NRCS. "Saccharum spontaneum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
^ "Saccharum spontaneum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "www.assamplants.com { A database of medicinal plants of Assam for a green future }". assamplants.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07.
^ Paterson, Andrew H.; Moore, Paul H.; Tom L., Tew (2012). "The Gene Pool of Saccharum Species and Their Improvement". In Paterson, Andrew H. (ed.). Genomics of the Saccharinae. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 43–72. ISBN 9781441959478.

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[1] NRCS. "Saccharum spontaneum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 26 October 2015.

[powo-2] "Saccharum spontaneum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "www.assamplants.com { A database of medicinal plants of Assam for a green future }". assamplants.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07.

[Paterson2012-5] Paterson, Andrew H.; Moore, Paul H.; Tom L., Tew (2012). "The Gene Pool of Saccharum Species and Their Improvement". In Paterson, Andrew H. (ed.). Genomics of the Saccharinae. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 43–72. ISBN 9781441959478.

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Saccharum spontaneum

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