Saccharum

See also: saccharum

Translingual

Saccharum officinarum

Etymology

Latin saccharum (“sugar”)

Proper noun

Saccharum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – sugar canes.

Usage notes

• Most species were formerly in genus Erianthus. Some, especially those from Erianthus, are now in genera Lasiorhachis (Madagascar sugar canes) and Tripidium.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Andropogoneae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Saccharum officinarum - type species; for the other species see Saccharum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Saccharum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Saccharum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Saccharum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Saccharum at Plants of the World Online