Saccharum Officinarum

Scientific Name: Saccharum officinarum

Common Name: sugarcane

Symbol: SAOF

Category: Monocot

Genus: Saccharum

Family: Poaceae

Family Common Name: Grass family

Order: Cyperales

Class: Liliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Perennial

Growth Habit: Graminoid

Native Status: L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I)

Flower Color: White

Flower Conspicuous: Yes

Foliage Color: Green

Foliage Texture: Medium

Fruit Color: Brown

Edible: No

Sugar Cane growth habit and stem detail

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Scientific Name: Saccharum officinarum

Common Name(s): Sugar Cane

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: stem

Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Description: This plant grows up to 4.5 meters tall. It is a grass and has grasslike leaves. Its green or reddish stems are swollen where the leaves grow. Cultivated sugarcane seldom flowers.
Current Rating: 0.0000

Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Habitat and Distribution: Look for sugarcane in fields. It grows only in the tropics (throughout the world). Because it is a crop, it is often found in large numbers.
Current Rating: 0.0000

Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Edible Parts: The stem is an excellent source of sugar and is very nutritious. Peel the outer portion off with your teeth and eat the sugarcane raw. You can also squeeze juice out of the sugarcane.
Current Rating: 0.0000

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