sugarcane

Names

Common Names

• Sugar Cane
• noble sugarcane

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Saccharum officinarum var. variegatum
• Saccharum bataviense
• Saccharum atrorubens
• Saccharum fragile
• Saccharum luzonicum
• Saccharum monandrum
• Saccharum occidentale
• Saccharum officinarum var. otaheitense
• Saccharum officinarum var. rubicundum
• Saccharum officinarum var. rubrum-altum
• Saccharum officinarum var. rubrum-humile
• Saccharum rubicundum
• Saccharum spontaneum subsp. luzonicum
• Saccharum violaceum
• Saccharum officinarum var. atrorubens
• Saccharum maddenii
• Saccharum officinarum var. brevipedicellatum
• Saccharum officinarum var. fragile
• Saccharum officinarum var. giganteum
• Saccharum officinarum var. glabrum
• Saccharum officinarum var. jamaicense
• Saccharum officinarum var. litteratum
• Saccharum officinarum var. litteratum-breve
• Saccharum officinarum var. luridum
• Saccharum officinarum var. luteum-durum
• Saccharum officinarum var. luzonicum
• Saccharum officinarum var. obscurum
• Saccharum officinarum var. purpureum
• Saccharum officinarum var. tahitense
• Saccharum officinarum var. violaceum
• Saccharum glabrum

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, known scientifically as Saccharum officinarum, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. It is classified under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, falling within the order Poales. Finally, it is a member of the family Poaceae and is categorized under the genus Saccharum.

Distribution

This plant, Saccharum officinarum, exhibits a specific geographical distribution across several distinct regions. In Southwestern Europe, it can be found growing in Spain. Its presence extends into Northern Africa, where it is located in Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco. Additionally, the species is situated within the Macaronesian islands, specifically the Canary Islands. Together, these locations highlight the plant's reach across the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Saccharum officinarum has 15 reported phytochemicals identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include sucrose, ACONITIC ACID, Anthocyanins, Arachidic acid, CALCIUM.

sucrose

1. Dr. Duke
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

ACONITIC ACID

1. Dr. Duke

Anthocyanins

1. BMC plant biology

Arachidic acid

1. Journal of the American College of Nutrition

CALCIUM

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

CHLOROGENIC ACID

1. Nutritional neuroscience

Cyanidin

1. BMC plant biology

GAMMA-CHLORDANE

1. Journal of environmental science and health. Part. B, Pesticides, food contaminants, and agricultural wastes

HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE

1. Journal of environmental science and health. Part. B, Pesticides, food contaminants, and agricultural wastes

IRON

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Activities

Saccharum officinarum has 15 reported activities identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Aggregant, Antihiccup, Antiophthalmic, Atherogenic.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Saccharum officinarum has 6 reported medicinal uses identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include Alzheimer's disease, Cognitive Decline, alcoholic liver disease, dementia, jaundice.

Most Reported Uses