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Saccharum officinarum
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Saccharum officinarum is a large, strong-growing species of grass in the sugarcane genus. Its stout stalks are rich in sucrose, a disaccharide sugar which accumulates in the stalk internodes. It originated in New Guinea, and is now cultivated in tropical and subtropical countries worldwide for the production of sugar, ethanol and other products. It is one of the most productive and most intensively cultivated kinds of sugarcane.
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Taxonomy
Scientific:
Saccharum officinarum
Genus:
Saccharum
Kingdom:
Plantae
Hardiness:
Zone 8
Habit:
grass
Bloom:
Late Winter