Saccharum robustum Brandes & Jesw. ex Grassl

Robust cane (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Saccharum

Characteristics

A grass. A large sugarcane like grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It has elongated underground stems and an erect stalk. It can grown 5-10 m tall and the stem be 2-3 cm across. The internodes are solid. The leaf blades are up to 2 m long and 3-7 cm wide. The flower panicle at the top is open and 50-90 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0 - 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

A tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber fodder food gene source material medicinal social use
Edible saps
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) 24 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Saccharum robustum world distribution map, present in Puerto Rico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:420003-1
WFO ID wfo-0000896713
COL ID 4TWRC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Saccharum robustum Saccharum sanguineum Saccharum cultum Saccharum robustum f. sanguineum