Saccharum arundinaceum

Saccharum arundinaceum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Poales
Family:Poaceae
Genus:Saccharum
Species: S. arundinaceum
Binomial name
Saccharum arundinaceum
Retz.

Saccharum arundinaceum, commonly known as hardy sugar cane, is a grass native to India in South Asia.

In the Tamil language it is known as நாணல் − nāṇal. In the Assamese language it is known as মেগেলা কুঁহিয়াৰ − meghela kuhiyaar, with the word kuhiyaar meaning sugarcane.

The species is endemic to the grasslands of Kaziranga National Park, in Assam Province of India.[1]

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