Saccharum

Saccharum is a genus of tall perennial plants of the broomsedge tribe within the grass family.
The genus is widespread across tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions in Africa, Eurasia, Australia, the Americas, and assorted oceanic islands. Several species are cultivated and naturalized in areas outside their native habitats.
Saccharum includes the sugarcanes. They have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are generally rich in sugar, and measure two to six m tall. All sugarcane species interbreed and the major commercial cultivars are complex hybrids.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:Saccharum alopecuroidum Nutt. - southeastern USASaccharum angustifolium Trin. - South AmericaSaccharum asperum Steud. - South AmericaSaccharum baldwinii Spreng. - southeastern USASaccharum beccarii Cope - SumatraSaccharum brevibarbe Pers. - southeastern USASaccharum coarctatum R. Webster - southeastern USASaccharum contortum Nutt. - southeastern USASaccharum fallax Balansa - China, Assam, southeast AsiaSaccharum filifolium Steud. - Afghanistan, HimalayasSaccharum formosanum Ohwi - southern ChinaSaccharum giganteum Pers. - southeastern USA, Cuba, Jamaica, Paraguay, ArgentinaSaccharum griffithii Munro ex Aitch. - from Yemen to BangladeshSaccharum intermedium Welker & PeichotoSaccharum kajkaiense Melderis - Oman, Iran, Afghanistan, PakistanSaccharum longesetosum V.Naray. ex Bor - China, Himalayas, IndochinaSaccharum maximum Trin. - Pacific IslandsSaccharum narenga Hack. - China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, EthiopiaSaccharum officinarum L. - New Guinea; naturalized in many warm placesSaccharum robustum Brandes & Jesw. ex Grassl - New GuineaSaccharum rufipilum Steud. - China, Indian Subcontinent, IndochinaSaccharum sikkimense V.Naray. ex Bor - eastern Himalayas

Saccharum × sinense Roxb. – ChinaSaccharum spontaneum L. - Asia, Africa, Sicily, PapuasiaSaccharum stewartii Rajesw., R.R.Rao & Arti Garg - western HimalayasSaccharum velutinum Cope - Peninsular MalaysiaSaccharum villosum Steud. - South America, MesoamericaSaccharum wardii Bor ex Cope - Assam, Bhutan, MyanmarSaccharum williamsii Bor ex Cope - Nepal

Placed in Lasiorhachis by Plants of the World Online as of 2021:Saccharum hildebrandtii Clayton → Lasiorhachis hildebrandtiiSaccharum perrieri Clayton. → Lasiorhachis perrieriSaccharum viguieri Clayton → Lasiorhachis viguieri
Placed in Tripidium by Plants of the World Online as of 2021:Saccharum arundinaceum Retz. - East + South + Southeast Asia; New Guinea → Tripidium arundinaceumSaccharum bengalense Retz. - India, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan → Tripidium bengalenseSaccharum kanashiroi Ohwi - Ryukyu Islands → Tripidium kanashiroiSaccharum procerum Roxb. - China, Himalayas, Indochina → Tripidium procerumSaccharum ravennae L. - Europe, Asia, Africa → Tripidium ravennaeSaccharum strictum Spreng. - from Italy to Iran → ''Tripidium strictum''

Formerly included

Numerous species are now considered better suited in other genera: Andropogon, Chloris, Digitaria, Eriochrysis, Eulalia, Gynerium, Hemarthria, Imperata, Lophopogon, Melinis, Miscanthus, Panicum, Pappophorum, Paspalum, Perotis, Pogonatherum, Pseudopogonatherum, Spodiopogon, and Tricholaena.