Saccharum officinarum

Saccharum officinarum L., Sp. Pl. 54 1753. (Syn: Arundo saccharifera Garsault; Saccharifera officinalis Stokes [Illegitimate]; Saccharum atrorubens Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake; Saccharum fragile Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake; Saccharum glabrum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake; Saccharum hybridum R.M.Grey [Invalid]; Saccharum infirmum Steud. [Invalid]; Saccharum luzonicum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake; Saccharum monandrum Rottb.; Saccharum obscurum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake; Saccharum occidentale Sw.; Saccharum officinale Salisb. [Spelling variant]; Saccharum officinarum var. atrorubens Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake …………………….; Saccharum rubicundum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake; Saccharum spontaneum subsp. luzonicum Hack.; Saccharum violaceum Tussac);
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New Guinea; Introduced into: Alabama, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Gambia, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Malaya, Maldives, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Oman, Panamá, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Spain, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turkey, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen, Zaïre as per POWO;
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SAK-er-um — referring to sugar … Dave’s Botanary
off-ik-IN-ar-um or off-ih-SIN-ar-um — used or sold as herb … Dave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: noble cane, sugarcane • Assamese: কুঁহিয়াৰ kuhiar • Bengali: আখ akha • Gujarati: શેરડી sheradi • Hindi: असि asi, गन्ना ganna, इछु ichu, ईख ikh, इक्षु ikshu, ऊख ukh • Kannada: ಌಕ್ಷು ikshu, ಕಬ್ಬು kabbu • Konkani: कोब्बु kobbu • Lushai: fu • Malayalam: കരിമ്പ് karimp, മധുതൃണം madhuthrinam • Manipuri: চূ chu • Marathi: इक्षु ikshu, मधुयष्टि madhuyashti, तांबडा ऊस tambada us, ऊंस OR ऊस us • Mizo: fu • Nepalese: गँड़ासो garaso • Oriya: ଆଖୁ akhu, ଅଙ୍ଗାରିକା angarika, ଇକ୍ଷୁ ikshu • Pali: उच्चु ucchu • Prakrit: गंडओ gandao • Punjabi: ਕੁਮਾਦ kumad, ਕੁਮਾਦੀ kumadi, ਪੋਨਾ pona, ਪੋਡਾ ponda, ਪੋੱਨਾ ponna • Sanskrit: गण्डकः gandakah, इक्षु ikshu, इक्षुण्डम् ikshundam, मधुसः madhusah, मधुयष्टिका madhuyashtika • Tamil: கரும்பு karumpu, பழனவெதிர் palana-vetir, தும்பி tumpi, தும்பு tumpu, உக்கிரகந்தம் ukkira-kantam • Telugu: చెరుకుగడ cheruku gada, ఇక్షువు iksuvu, తియ్యమ్రాను thiyyamranu, తుంట tunta • Tibetan: bu ram sin • Urdu: گنا ganna, اچهہ ichu, ايکهہ ikh, اوکهہ ukh
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CULTIVATED :: Poaceae » Saccharum officinarum:

There are 3 species of Saccharum in Maharashtra:
Saccharum officinarum L.

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grass ID from Hooghly 21/8/12 SK1:

Sugar cane ??????

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Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week :: Poaceae » Saccharum officinarum near Junnar :: 28 FEB 10 08:28 :: DV18 :  3 images. 3 posts by 3 authors.

Poaceae
Saccharum officinarum L.

SAK-er-um — referring to sugar … Dave’s Botanary
off-ik-IN-ar-um or off-ih-SIN-ar-um — used or sold as herb … Dave’s Botanary
commonly known as: noble cane, sugarcane • Assamese: কুঁহিয়াৰ kuhiar • Bengali: আখ akha • Gujarati: શેરડી sheradi • Hindi: असि asi, गन्ना ganna, इछु ichu, ईख ikh, इक्षु ikshu, ऊख ukh • Kannada: ಌಕ್ಷು ikshu, ಕಬ್ಬು kabbu • Konkani: कोब्बु kobbu • Lushai: fu • Malayalam: കരിമ്പ് karimp, മധുതൃണം madhuthrinam • Manipuri: চূ chu • Marathi: इक्षु ikshu, मधुयष्टि madhuyashti, तांबडा ऊस tambada us, ऊंस OR ऊस us • Mizo: fu • Nepalese: गँड़ासो garaso • Oriya: ଆଖୁ akhu, ଅଙ୍ଗାରିକା angarika, ଇକ୍ଷୁ ikshu • Pali: उच्चु ucchu • Prakrit: गंडओ gandao • Punjabi: ਕੁਮਾਦ kumad, ਕੁਮਾਦੀ kumadi, ਪੋਨਾ pona, ਪੋਡਾ ponda, ਪੋੱਨਾ ponna • Sanskrit: गण्डकः gandakah, इक्षु ikshu, इक्षुण्डम् ikshundam, मधुसः madhusah, मधुयष्टिका madhuyashtika • Tamil: கரும்பு karumpu, பழனவெதிர் palana-vetir, தும்பி tumpi, தும்பு tumpu, உக்கிரகந்தம் ukkira-kantam • Telugu: చెరుకుగడ cheruku gada, ఇక్షువు iksuvu, తియ్యమ్రాను thiyyamranu, తుంట tunta • Tibetan: bu ram sin • Urdu: گنا ganna, اچهہ ichu, ايکهہ ikh, اوکهہ ukh
Distribution: widely cultivated
References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • NPGS / GRIN • ENVIS – FRLHT • DDSA
field along Malshej – Junnar Road on 28 FEB 10

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Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week ::Poaceae » Saccharum officinarum–Sugarcane at Tikonawadi :: PKA5::: : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.

Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week ::Poaceae: Saccharum officinarum from Kaithal- NS 03 :   Attachments (5). 2 posts by 2 authors.
This is again a very significant grass, relished for its sugar filled stem. Though unusual in our area, I could find this in flowering near my native place in Kaithal-Haryana, sharing few pics of the same.. Saccharum officinarum L.

 

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References:

POWO  The Plant List  Flowers of India  Wikipedia  NPGS / GRIN  ENVIS – FRLHT  DDSA