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Taxon:  Saccharum ravennae (L.) L.



Summary
Genus:
Saccharum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Saccharinae
Nomen number:
103325
Place of publication:
Syst. veg. ed. 13:88. 1774
Comment:
  • Linnaeus is author of the new names in Syst. veg. ed. 13
  • Murray was simply editor, fide TL-2 3:110, 670. 1981
Verified:
07/01/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon ravennae L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Erianthus ravennae (L.) P. Beauv.
Ripidium ravennae (L.) Trin.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Erianthus elephantinus Hook. f.
Erianthus purpurascens Andersson
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Italian sugarcane –
plume grass –
Ravenna grass –
Swedish
sockergräs –
Distribution
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Somalia
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • CHINA: China [Xinjiang]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Cultivated
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Naturalized
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Economic Uses
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103325. Accessed 15 March 2025.

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