Poaceae FAMILY

Saccharum spontaneum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Wild sugarcane is a perennial grass, free-tillering, often with aggressive rhizomes, capable of reaching a height of up to 8 metres, but normally within the range 2 - 3.5 metres[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. It has been used in the breeding of sugarcane (S. Officinarum), as it provides vigour, hardiness and resistance to many major diseases[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical and subtropical areas of Africa, E. Asia - India, Malaysia, Indo-China.

HabitatSwamps, saline swamps, deserts, jungles, sandy river flats, and the low slopes of the Himalayas[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].