Saccharum spontaneum L. subsp. spontaneum GRIN-Global

Taxon: Saccharum spontaneum L. subsp. spontaneum

Summary

Genus:

Saccharum

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Subtribe:

Saccharinae

Nomen number:

408655

Verified:

10/06/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Saccharum spontaneum L. (0 active accession[s])
Saccharum spontaneum L. subsp. aegyptiacum (Willd.) Hack. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Saccharum arenicolum Ohwi
Saccharum spontaneum L. var. arenicola (Ohwi) Ohwi

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Reference(s)

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Common names

English
Asian fodder cane –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bangladesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Arunachal Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Assam
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Bihar
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Gujarat
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Himachal Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Jammu and Kashmir
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Karnataka
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Kerala
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Maharashtra
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Manipur
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Meghalaya
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Nagaland
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Orissa
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Tamil Nadu
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Tripura
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	West Bengal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Cambodia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Papua New Guinea
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang]
EASTERN ASIA: Japan, Taiwan
MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan
WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India [Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal], Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea

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=408655. Accessed 15 December 2025.