Saccharum robustum
Brandes & Jeswiet ex Grassl.
Robust sugarcane
Poaceae Edible: Sap
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Summary
Source: WikipediaSaccharum robustum, the robust cane, is a species of plant found in New Guinea.
Description
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.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cuba, India, Indonesia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, West Indies,
Also Known As
Mokombez
References (9)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 537
- Borrell, O.W., 1989, An Annotated Checklist of the Flora of Kairiru Island, New Guinea. Marcellin College, Victoria Australia. p 25
- French, B.R., 2010, Food Plants of Solomon Islands. A Compendium. Food Plants International Inc. p 381
- J. Arnold Arbor. 27:234. 1946
- Purseglove, J.W., 1972, Tropical Crops. Monocotyledons. Longmans p 215
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- Sillitoe, P. 1995, An Ethnobotanical Account of the Plant Resources of the Wola Region, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. J. Ethnobiol. 15(2): 201-235
- Simmonds, N.W., 1979, Sugarcane, in Simmonds N.W.,(ed), Crop Plant Evolution. Longmans. London. p 104
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Zeven, A. C. & de West, J. M. J., 1982, Dictionary of cultivated plants and their regions of diversity. Wageningen. p 54
