Poaceae FAMILY
Saccharum sinense
Saccharum sinense
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitPerennial
Growth—
The plant can be grown in lowland areas of the tropics and subtropics, at elevations from sea level to 300 metres[1]. It grows best in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,000 - 1,500mm, but can tolerate 750 - 5,000mm[1]. It prefers mean annual temperatures within the range 20 - 32°c, tolerating 12 - 38°c[1]. Plants can survive light frosts[1]. Requires a sunny position[1]. Succeeds in most well-drained soils[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6, but can tolerate 4.5 - 7.5[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Saccharum+sinense>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [2]Cornucopia II — Facciola. S. · Kampong Publications, California. · 1998 · ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 ↩︎The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
- [3]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.