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Saccharum (genus)


Identification code: 300375469



Alternative term/s

  • sugar cane
  • sugar-cane
  • sugarcane

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Scope note:

Genus containing 6 to 40 species (depending upon the classification) of perennial grass cultivated for its juice in tropical regions. Sugar cane products include table sugar, falernum, molasses, rum, cachaca, bagasse, and ethanol. Most present-day commercial canes are hybrids of the species Saccharum officinarum, which was developed from a wild cane species, Saccharum robustom, and cultivated by native peoples of southern Pacific Islands.

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