24. Saccharum officinarum L. GRAMINEAE
Sugar cane; Hindi: ganna, गन्ना
Sugar cane is a giant grass, widely cultivated for the juice expressed from its crushed stems, from which sugar is made. The crop plant is of complex origin and was probably first cultivated in New Guinea, but it is now widely cultivated in the Tropics, including India where it grows on dark-coloured soils, often requiring extensive irrigation.
Hand coloured lithograph of sugar cane from Weyhe & Nees Plantes Médicinales 1 (9/20) t. 35
RBGE Living Collections Accession Factsheet
Accession Number:19697664
Scientific Name:Saccharum officinarum L.
Family:Gramineae
Genus:Saccharum
Epithet:officinarum
Plant:19697664E
Location:/Living Collections/Unplaced
Plant:19697664F
Location:/Living Collections/Inverleith/P09
Plant:19697664D
Location:/Living Collections/Unplaced
Plant:19697664A
Location:/Living Collections/Inverleith/G27/0115
Plant:19697664C
Location:/Living Collections/Unplaced
Plant:19697664B
Location:/Living Collections/Unplaced
