Saccharum

See also: saccharum

Translingual

Saccharum officinarum

Etymology

Latin saccharum (“sugar”)

Proper noun

Saccharum n

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
Saccharum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Saccharum at Plants of the World Online

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