Saccharum
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The genus Saccharum (Poaceae) contains the sugar canes (actually several species) and other ornamental grasses such as Ravenna grass.
- Saccharum alopecuroidum (L.) Nutt. -- silver plumegrass
- Saccharum arundinaceum Retz.
- Saccharum baldwinii Spreng. -- narrow plumegrass
- Saccharum barberi Jeswiet -- Barber's cane
- Saccharum bengalense Retz. -- Munj sweetcane
- Saccharum brevibarbe (Michx.) Pers. -- shortbeard plumegrass
- Saccharum coarctatum (Fern.) R. Webster -- compressed plumegrass
- Saccharum giganteum (Walt.) Pers. -- sugarcane plumegrass
- Saccharum officinarum L. -- sugarcane
- Saccharum ravennae (L.) L. -- Ravenna grass, ravennagrass
- Saccharum robustum Brandes & Jesw. ex Grassl -- robust cane
- Saccharum sinense Roxb. -- Chinese cane
- Saccharum spontaneum L. -- ahlek, loa, wild cane, wild sugarcane
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External links
- ITIS Standard Report Page: Saccharum (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=42054)
