Saccharum bengalense Retz.

Munj sweetcane (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Saccharum

Characteristics

A tall grass. It can be 5 m tall. The leaf blades are rough. The flower panicle is 80 cm long and narrow. There are dense silvery spikelets.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The pith of the upper end of the stems is eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use Diuretics (fruit), Abortifacient agents (leaf), Dysmenorrhea (leaf), Burns (root), Postnatal care (root), Aphrodisiacs (stem), Erysipelas (stem), Hematologic diseases (stem), Pain (stem), Thirst (stem), Urination disorders (stem), Cooling effect on body (stem), Antifungal agents (unspecified), Erysipelas (unspecified), Hematologic diseases (unspecified), Pain (unspecified), Thirst (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified), Cooling effect on body (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Saccharum bengalense unspecified picture

Distribution

Saccharum bengalense world distribution map, present in Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:419868-1
WFO ID wfo-0000896547
COL ID 4TWMQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Saccharum bengalense Saccharum munja Saccharum sara Erianthus bengalensis Erianthus ciliaris var. elegans Erianthus procerus var. elegans