Saccharum

See also: saccharum

Translingual

Saccharum officinarum

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρον (sákkharon, “sugar”).

Proper noun

Saccharum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – sugar canes.

Usage notes

• Most species were formerly in genus Erianthus. Some, especially those from Erianthus, are now in genera Lasiorhachis (Madagascar sugar canes) and Tripidium.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Andropogoneae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Saccharum officinarum - type species; for the other species see Saccharum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Saccharum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Saccharum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Saccharum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Saccharum at Plants of the World Online