Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:54. 1753
Comment:
[or Saccharum Noble Group]
Verified:
10/05/2009
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
noble sugarcane – sugarcane – Arabic
qasab el-sokkar – French
canne à sucre – German
Zukerrohr – Japanese Rōmaji
satō-kibi – Portuguese
cana-de-açúcar – Portuguese (Brazil)
cana – Spanish
caña de azúcar – caña dulce – Swedish
sockerrör – Transcribed Korean
satangsusu –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | |
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
Northern America
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Food additives | flavoring | | Whalen, M. D. 1991. Taxonomy of Saccharum (Poaceae). Baileya 23:118. |
| Fuels | petroleum substitute/alcohol | | Whalen, M. D. 1991. Taxonomy of Saccharum (Poaceae). Baileya 23:118. |
| Human food | beverage base | | Whalen, M. D. 1991. Taxonomy of Saccharum (Poaceae). Baileya 23:118. |
| Human food | sugar | | Whalen, M. D. 1991. Taxonomy of Saccharum (Poaceae). Baileya 23:118. |
| Materials | alcohol | | Whalen, M. D. 1991. Taxonomy of Saccharum (Poaceae). Baileya 23:118. |
| Materials | fiber | | Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968 |
| Materials | wax | | Whalen, M. D. 1991. Taxonomy of Saccharum (Poaceae). Baileya 23:118. |
| Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
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=32617.
Accessed 16 December 2025.