Saccharum kanashiroi (Ohwi) Ohwi GRIN-Global

Taxon: Saccharum kanashiroi (Ohwi) Ohwi

Summary

Genus:

Saccharum

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Subtribe:

Saccharinae

Nomen number:

103352

Place of publication:

Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 11:152. 1942

Verified:

10/05/2009 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

Erianthus kanashiroi Ohwi

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Reference(s)

Amalraj, V. A. & N. Balasundaram. 2006. On the taxonomy of the members of "Saccharum complex". Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 53:35-41.
Amalraj, V. A. & N. Balasundaram. 2006. On the taxonomy of the members of "Saccharum complex". Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 53:35-41.
Grassl, C. O. 1972. Taxonomy of Saccharum relatives: Sclerostachya, Narenga, and Erianthus. Proc. Int. Soc. Sugar Cane Technol. 14:240-248.
Koyama, T. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions. 1987
Quattrocchi, U. CRC world dictionary of grasses. Common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms, and etymology. 2006
Walker, E. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands. 1976

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Ryukyu Islands

Native
Asia-Temperate

EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands]

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=103352. Accessed 15 December 2025.