Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers.

Sugarcane plumegrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Saccharum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.6
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 4-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 1-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses gene source
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Saccharum giganteum unspecified picture

Distribution

Saccharum giganteum world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Cuba, Georgia, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1087529-2
WFO ID wfo-0000896605
COL ID 4TWP5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Saccharum alopecuroides subvar. compactum Erianthus giganteus Erianthus laxus Erianthus tracyi Saccharum giganteum Spodiopogon foliatus Andropogon erianthus Anthoxanthum giganteum Erianthus saccharoides Saccharum erianthoides Spodiopogon vaginatus Erianthus giganteus var. compactus Erianthus saccharoides var. compactus Erianthus saccharoides var. infuscatus Erianthus saccharoides var. michauxii Spodiopogon foliatus var. erubescens Erianthus compactus