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Taxon:  Saccharum angustifolium (Nees) Trin.



Summary
Genus:
Saccharum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Saccharinae
Nomen number:
409277
Place of publication:
Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 4,2(1):92. 1836
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
Erianthus angustifolius Nees

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Saccharum alopecuroides (L.) Nutt. subvar. angustifolium (Nees) Roberty

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Reference(s)
  1. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
  2. Molina, A. M. 1981. El género Erianthus (Gramineae) en la Argentina y paises limitrofes. Darwiniana 23:559.
  3. Moore, P. H. et al. 2014. Chapter 1. Sugarcane: The crop, the plant, and domestication. Sugarcane: Physiology, biochemistry, and functional biology. 2014. Wiley Blackwell, Ames, Iowa. 1-17.
  4. Moore, P. H. et al. 2014. Chapter 1. Sugarcane: The crop, the plant, and domestication. Sugarcane: Physiology, biochemistry, and functional biology. 2014. Wiley Blackwell, Ames, Iowa. 1-17.
  5. Neve T., B. & A. Zanin. 2011. Sinopse das espécies nativas e subespontâneas de Andropogoneae Dumort. (Poaceae) na Ilha de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Acta Bot. Brasil. 25:916-928.
  6. Renvoize, S. A. Hatschbach's Parana grasses. 1988
  7. Weker D., C. A. & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2012. The genera Eriochrysis P. Beauv., Imperata Cirillo and Saccharum L. (Poaceae - Andropogoneae - Saccharinae) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Brazil. J. Bot. 35:87-105.
  8. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:551.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia
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=409277. Accessed 15 December 2025.

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