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Saccharum
officinarum
L.
Published In:
Species Plantarum 1: 54. 1753. (1 May 1753) (
Sp. Pl.
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 11/2/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Plant-human relationship:
Cultivated
Plant habit:
Erect, Tufted
Stem consistency:
Firm
Stem height (cm):
300 to 600
Stem stature:
Robust
Floral and plant sex:
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence type:
Panicle
Inflorescence position:
Terminal
POACEAE Panicle length (cm):
40 to 60
POACEAE Spikelet density:
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm):
3.5 to 4
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets):
1
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory]:
Falling entire
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission):
Without secondary abscission
POACEAE Seed: Caryopsis with (type of pericarp):
Adherent pericarp
Seed size (mm):
1.7 to 2.3
Human edible:
Leaves, Stems
Details: Economic use:
Used for sugar production. Young shoots edible (Couplan 1998).
References:
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Couplan. 1998. Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America Keats Publishing, New Canaan, Connecticut.
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