Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSaccharum
Scientific name with authorshipSaccharum officinarum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arundo saccharifera GarsaultSaccharifera officinalis StokesSaccharum atrorubens Cuzent & PancherSaccharum atrorubens Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum bataviense AndréSaccharum fragile Cuzent & PancherSaccharum fragile Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum glabrum Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum hybridum R.M.GreySaccharum infirmum Steud.Saccharum infirmum Steud. ex LechlerSaccharum luzonicum Cuzent & PancherSaccharum luzonicum Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum maddenii AndréSaccharum monandrum Rottb.Saccharum obscurum Cuzent & PancherSaccharum obscurum Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum occidentale Sw.Saccharum officinale Salisb.Saccharum officinarum subsp. atrorubens Cuzent & PancherSaccharum officinarum subsp. atrorubens Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum officinarum subsp. brevipedicellatum Hack.Saccharum officinarum subsp. fragile Cuzent & PancherSaccharum officinarum subsp. fragile Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum officinarum subsp. genuinum Hack.Saccharum officinarum subsp. giganteum KunthSaccharum officinarum subsp. glabrum Cuzent & PancherSaccharum officinarum subsp. glabrum Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum officinarum subsp. jamaicense Sickenb.Saccharum officinarum subsp. litteratum Hassk.Saccharum officinarum subsp. litteratum-breve Hassk.Saccharum officinarum subsp. luridum Hassk.Saccharum officinarum subsp. luteum-durum Hassk.Saccharum officinarum subsp. luzonicum Cuzent & PancherSaccharum officinarum subsp. luzonicum Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum officinarum subsp. obscurum Cuzent & PancherSaccharum officinarum subsp. obscurum Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum officinarum subsp. oceanicum Endl.Saccharum officinarum subsp. otaheitense Roem. & Schult.Saccharum officinarum subsp. purpureum KunthSaccharum officinarum subsp. rubicundum Cuzent & PancherSaccharum officinarum subsp. rubicundum Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum officinarum subsp. rubrum-altum Hassk.Saccharum officinarum subsp. rubrum-humile Hassk.Saccharum officinarum subsp. tahitense AnderssonSaccharum officinarum subsp. violaceum Pers.Saccharum officinarum var. atrorubens Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum officinarum var. atrorubens G.H.CuzentSaccharum officinarum var. brevipedicellatum Hack.Saccharum officinarum var. fragile Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum officinarum var. fragile G.H.CuzentSaccharum officinarum var. fragile-variegatum G.H.CuzentSaccharum officinarum var. genuinum Hack.Saccharum officinarum var. giganteum KunthSaccharum officinarum var. glabrum Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum officinarum var. glabrum G.H.CuzentSaccharum officinarum var. jamaicense Sickenb.Saccharum officinarum var. litteratum Hack.Saccharum officinarum var. litteratum Hassk.Saccharum officinarum var. litteratum-breve Hassk.Saccharum officinarum var. luridum Hassk.Saccharum officinarum var. luteum-durum Hassk.Saccharum officinarum var. luzonicum Cuzent & PancherSaccharum officinarum var. luzonicum Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum officinarum var. obscurum Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum officinarum var. obscurum G.H.CuzentSaccharum officinarum var. oceanica Guill.Saccharum officinarum var. oceanicum Endl.Saccharum officinarum var. officinarumSaccharum officinarum var. otaheitensa Hassk.Saccharum officinarum var. otaheitense Hassk.Saccharum officinarum var. otaheitense Roem. & Schult.Saccharum officinarum var. purpureum KunthSaccharum officinarum var. rubicundum Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum officinarum var. rubicundum G.H.CuzentSaccharum officinarum var. rubrum-altum Hassk.Saccharum officinarum var. rubrum-humile Hassk.Saccharum officinarum var. tahitense AnderssonSaccharum officinarum var. tahitense G.H.CuzentSaccharum officinarum var. tahitense KunthSaccharum officinarum var. variegatum AndréSaccharum officinarum var. violaceum Pers.Saccharum rubicundum Cuzent & PancherSaccharum rubicundum Cuzent & Pancher ex DrakeSaccharum spontaneum subsp. luzonicum Hack.Saccharum violaceum Tussac
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Social use
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier419977-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.