Saccharum spontaneum
Saccharum spontaneum
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of subtropical to tropical areas, where it is found from sea level to 1,700 metres[1]. Grows best in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 25 - 35°c, though it can tolerate 17 - 40°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 2,000 - 3,000mm, tolerating 1,500 - 5,000mm[1]. Prefers a sunny position, succeeding in most soils[1]. Plants can succeed in wetter soils and are tolerant of seasonal inundation of the soil[1]. Tolerates moderate levels of salt in the soil[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+spontaneum>
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]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.
- [3]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.
- [4]Plants and People of Nepal — Manandhar. N. P. · Timber Press. Oregon. · 2002 · ISBN 0-88192-527-6 ↩︎Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.