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Taxon:  Saccharum villosum Steud.



Summary
Genus:
Saccharum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Saccharinae
Nomen number:
459456
Place of publication:
Syn. pl. glumac. 1:408. 1854
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Erianthus balansae Hack.
Erianthus saccharoides Michx. subvar. trinii Hack.
Erianthus trinii (Hack.) Hack.
Saccharum alopecuroides (L.) Nutt. subvar. trinii (Hack.) Roberty
Saccharum balansae (Hack.) Roberty
Saccharum trinii (Hack.) Renvoize
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Reference(s)
  1. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  2. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
  3. Kellogg, E. A. 2013. Chapter 1. Phylogenetic Relationships of Saccharinae and Sorghinae. Genomics of the Saccharinae, Plant Genetics and Genomics: 3. 2013. Springer, New York. 3-21.
  4. Kellogg, E. A. 2013. Chapter 1. Phylogenetic Relationships of Saccharinae and Sorghinae. Genomics of the Saccharinae, Plant Genetics and Genomics: 3. 2013. Springer, New York. 3-21.
  5. Machado Caporal, F. J. & L. Eggers. 2005. Poaceae na área do centro de pesquisas e conservação da natureza pró-mata. São Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia, Bot. 60:141-150.
  6. Molina, A. M. 1981. El género Erianthus (Gramineae) en la Argentina y paises limítrofes. Darwiniana 23:559.
  7. Moore, P. H. et al. Chapter 1. Sugarcane: The crop, the plant, and domestication. Sugarcane: Physiology, biochemistry, and functional biology. 2014. Wiley Blackwell, Ames, Iowa. 1-17.
  8. Moore, P. H. et al. Chapter 1. Sugarcane: The crop, the plant, and domestication. Sugarcane: Physiology, biochemistry, and functional biology. 2014. Wiley Blackwell, Ames, Iowa. 1-17.
  9. Neves 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.
  10. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParana 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina 
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Rios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayCaaguazu 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayGuaira 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayRivera 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguaySan Jose 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina]
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Honduras
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe], Paraguay [Caaguazu, Guaira], Uruguay [Rivera, San Jose]
  • 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=459456. Accessed 15 December 2025.

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