Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 
• Saccharum aegyptiacum Willd. -> Saccharum spontaneum L. subsp. aegyptiacum (Willd.) Hack.
• Saccharum esculentum Moench  ->  -> Saccharum officinarum L. A
• Saccharum arenicola Ohwi -> Saccharum spontaneum L. subsp. spontaneum
• Saccharum arundinaceum Retz. A
• Saccharum barberi Jeswiet A
• Saccharum bengalense Retz. A
• Saccharatum biflorum Forssk. -> Saccharum spontaneum L. subsp. aegyptiacum (Willd.) Hack.
• Saccharum chinense Nees -> Saccharum spontaneum L.
• Saccharum chinense Roxb. -> Saccharum officinarum L.
• Saccharum ciliare Andersson -> Saccharum bengalense Retz.
• Saccharum cylindricum (L.) Lam. ->   Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.
  
• Saccharum edule Hassk. A
• Saccharum elephantinum (Hook. f.) Nayaran. ex Bor -> Erianthus elephantinus Hook. f.
• Saccharatum exaltatum Roxb. -> Saccharum arundinaceum Retz.
• Saccharum fallax Balansa
• Saccharum fallax Balansa var. aristatum Balansa
• Saccharum floridulum Labill. -> Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. (GRIN,Wang)
• Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers.
• Saccharatum hybridum hort. -> Saccharum officinarum L.
• Saccharum japonicum Thunb. (Wang) -> Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. (GRIN,Wang)
• Saccharum japonicum Thunb. (GRIN) -> Miscanthus sinensis Andersson (GRIN,Wang)
• Saccharum koenigii Retz.  ->   Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.
• Saccharum laguroides Pourr.  ->   Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.
• Saccharum munja Roxb. s -> Saccharum bengalense Retz. A
• Saccharum narenga (Nees ex Steud.) Wall. ex Hack. (GRIN)
• Saccharum officinale Salisb. -> Saccharum officinarum L. A
• Saccharum officinarum L. A
• Saccharum officinarum L. var. violaceum Pers.
• Saccharum paniceum Lam. -> Pogonatherum paniceum (Lam.) Hack.
• Saccharum pophyrocoma (Hance ex Trimen) Bor -> Narenga porphyrocoma (Hance ex Trimen) Bor -> Saccharum narenga (Nees ex Steud.) Wall. ex Hack. (GRIN)
• Saccharum purpuratum Rendle
• Saccharum ravennae Murr. -> Erianthus ravennae Beauv.
• Saccharum robustum E.W. Brandes & Jeswiet ex Grassl
• Saccharum robustum E.W. Brandes & Jeswiet ex Grassl 'Sanguineum'
• Saccharum robustum E.W. Brandes & Jeswiet ex Grassl f. sanguineum hort. -> Saccharum robustum E.W. Brandes & Jeswiet ex Grassl 'Sanguineum'
• Saccharum roseum Reinw. ex Miq. -> Miscanthus sinensis Andersson
• Saccharum rufipilum Steud.
• Saccharum sanguineum (C. O. Grassl) C. O. Grassl -> Saccharum robustum Brandes & Jesw. ex Grassl 'Sanguineum'
• Saccharum sara Roxb. -> Saccharum bengalense Retz. A
• Saccharum sinense Roxb. A
• Saccharum spontaneum L.
• Saccharum spontaneum L. subsp. aegyptiacum (Willd.) Hack. A
• Saccharum spontaneum L. subsp. spontaneum A
• Saccharum spontaneum L. var. arenicola (Ohwi) Ohwi -> Saccharum spontaneum L. subsp. spontaneum
• Saccharum spontaneum L. var. edulis (Hassk.) K. Schum. & Lauterb. -> Saccharum edule Hassk. A
• Saccharum tinctorium Steud. -> Miscanthus tinctorius (Steud.) Hack.
• Saccharum versicolor Steud. -> Erianthus versicolor Nees ex Steud.
• Saccharatum violaceum Tussac -> Saccharum officinarum L.
• Saccharum violaceum Juss.  ->  ?
  

SYNONYM(S) : Erianthus arundinaceus (Retz.) Jeswiet, Saccharatum exaltatum Roxb.

CHINESE : Ban mao, Da mi, Ban mao (medicinal name).

ENGLISH : Hardy sugar cane (USA), Reed-like sugarcane.

JAPANESE : Yoshi suzuki.

MALAY : Teberau (Indonesia), Tembarau (Indonesia).

RUSSIAN : Sakharnyi trostnik bengal'skii.

TAMIL :  மௌஞ்சி   Maunci,  முஞ்சி   Munci.

THAI : Faek, Yafaek.

Photograph at Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. USA.

CHINESE :  細稈甘 蔗    (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Indian cane, Indian sugarcane, Cultivated sugarcane.

FRENCH : Canne à sucre de l'Inde.

HINDI : Chunnee, Gannaa, Katha, Saretha (some of these names may be romanised forms of names in other Indian languages).

RUSSIAN : Trostnik sakharnyi.

SPANISH :  Caña de azúcar de la India, Caña criolla (Latin America).

THAI :  อ้อยอินเดีย .

Photograph at USDA, GRIN.

SYNONYM(S) : Saccharum ciliare Andersson, Saccharum munja Roxb., Saccharum sara Roxb.,

ENGLISH : Bengal cane.

HINDI : Ekar, Munja (as S. munja), Munja senthaa, Saaraa, Sarkanda.

NEPALESE : Munj (as S. munja).

RUSSIAN : Sakharnyi trostnik bengal'skii.

SANSKRIT : Munjaa (as S. munja).

SPANISH : Pasto Bharra (Mexico).

TAMIL :  மௌஞ்சி  Maunci.

SYNONYM(S) : Saccharum spontaneum L. var. edulis (Hassk.) K. Schum. & Lauterb.

ENGLISH : Cultivated sugarcane, Vegetable cane, Duruka (Fiji), Pitpit (Papua New Guinea).

MALAY : Terubuk (Indonesia), Teboe telor, Teboe bertelor, Tebu telor (Indonesia).

Synonym of   Saccharum officinarum L.

Photograph & description (in English) at Herbex.

SYNONYM(S) : Erianthus elephantinus Hook. f.

SYNONYM(S) : Narenga fallax (Balansa) Bor

CHINESE : Jin mao wei, Huang mao cao.

CHINESE : Duan mang jin mao wei.

SYNONYM(S) : Anthoxanthum giganteum Walter, Erianthus giganteus (Walter) Hubb., Erianthus giganteus (Walter) Muhl., Erianthus giganteus (Walter) P. Beauv., Erianthus saccharoides Michx.

CHINESE : Da zhe mao.

ENGLISH : Giant plume grass, Giant sugar cane.

SYNONYM(S) : Saccharum porphyrocoma (Hance ex Trimen) Bor (W3Tropicos), Narenga porphyrocoma (Hance ex Trimen) Bor (GRIN)

CHINESE : Cao xie mi, He ba wang.

ENGLISH : Narenga sugarcane.

RUSSIAN : Sakharnyi trostnik narenga.

SYNONYM(S) : Saccharum chinense Roxb., Saccharatum hybridum hort., Saccharum officinale Salisb., Saccharatum violaceum Tussac

ARABIC : Qassab es sukkar (Qasab al sukkar), .

BENGALI : Aankha, Ukha, Uuka.

CHINESE : Hong gan zhe, Guo zhe, Gan zhe (medicinal name),    秀 貴甘蔗   (Taiwan).

DANISH : Sukkerrør.

DUTCH : Suikerriet.

ENGLISH : Sugar cane, Noble cane, Cultivated sugarcane.

FINNISH : Sokeriruoko.

FRENCH : Canne à sucre.

GERMAN: Zuckerrohr.

GUJARATI : (Possibly misspelt).

HEBREW : Kaneh.

HINDI : Gannaa, Ganna, Iikh, Sakhara, Ukh.

ITALIAN : Canna da zucchero, Canna mele.

JAPANESE : Satou kibi, Satou kibi.

KHMER : 'âmpëu.

KOREAN : Sa t'ang su su.

LAOTIAN : 'o:yz.

MALAY : Tebu, Tebu telur, Tebu (Indonesia).

MALAYALAM :  Karimbu, Karimpu.

MARATHI : Usa.

NEPALESE : Ganna, Sahacar, Ukhu.

NORWEGIAN : Sukkerrør.

PORTUGUESE : Cana de açúcar, Cana do açúcar, Canna de assucar.

PUNJABI : Gacnaa.

RUSSIAN : Sakharnyi trostnik kul'turnyi, Sakharnyi trostnik lekarstvennyi, Trostnik sakharnyi.

SANSKRIT :  Ikshava.

SPANISH : Caña de azúcar, Caña de Castilla,  Caña dulce, Cañamiel,  Caña melar, Caña sacarina , Cañaduz, Caña común.

SUNDANESE : Tiwu.

SWEDISH : Sockerrör.

TAGALOG : Tubo.

TAMIL : Kaarumbu (Karumbu).

THAI : Oi,  อ้อยแดง   Oi daeng, Ton oi, อ้อยปลูกดั้งเดิม.

URDU : Gannaa.

VIETNAMESE : Cây mía, Mía.

Photograph at University of Guam.

Photograph at University of Chicago Library, USA.

Photograph at Dipartimento di Botanica, Università di Catania, Italy.

ENGLISH :  Red-stemmed sugarcane.

FRENCH :  Canne à sucre à tiges rouges.

TAMIL :  செங்களை  Cengkalai.

Photograph of a purple stem looking similar at Bamboo Grove Organic Farm.

SYNONYM(S) : Saccharum officinarum L. 'Violaceum'

ENGLISH :  Burgundy-leaved sugarcane, Purple-leaved sugarcane, Red-leaved sugarcane.

FRENCH :  Canne à sucre violette.

MALAYALAM :  Scheru schunda, Valutina.

TAMIL :  செங்களை  Cengkalai.

FRENCH : Canne à sucre d'Afrique tropicale.

SYNONYM(S) : Erianthus ravennae (L.) P. Beauv.

CHINESE : Yu zhe mao (as E. ravennae).

ENGLISH : Common plume grass, Ravenna grass.

ENGLISH : Wild New-Guinean cane.

RUSSIAN : Trostnik sakharnyi ispolinskii.

THAI :   อ้อยป่านิวกินี .

Possibly a synonym of Saccharum edule Hassk. -> Saccharum spontaneum L. var. edulis (Hassk.) K. Schum. & Lauterb.

SYNONYM(S) : Saccharum sanguineum (C. O. Grassl) C. O. Grassl, Saccharum robustum Brandes & Jesw. ex Grassl f. sanguineum hort.

SYNONYM(S) : Erianthus rufipilus (Steud.) Griseb., Miscanthus rufipilus (Steud.) Grassl

CHINESE : Zhe mao.

CHINESE : Gan zhe, Zhu zhe, Shu zhe, Bai tang, Hong tang, Bai sha tang, Chi sha tang, Hei sha tang, Zi sha tang, Pian huang tang, Gan zhe (medicinal name).

ENGLISH : Chinese cane, Chinese sugar cane, Indian sugar cane, Cultivated sugarcane.

FRENCH : Canne à sucre de Chine.

JAPANESE : Shin satou kibi.

RUSSIAN : Sakharnyi trostnik kitaiskii.

SPANISH :  Caña  de azúcar  china, Caña  de azúcar  japonesa, Caña japonesa (Mexico).

VIETNAMESE : (i should be í).

Synonym of   Saccharum officinarum L.

SYNONYM(S) : Saccharum chinense Nees

BURMESE : Awaiting feedback.

CHINESE : Tian gen zi cao.

ENGLISH : Wild cane, Wild sugar cane, Fodder cane, Thatch grass.

FRENCH : Canne à sucre fourragère, Canne sauvage.

HINDI : Kas, Kaans.

JAPANESE : Nangoku wase obana.

KHMER : 'âm'pëu préi.

LAOTIAN : Ph'ông, Lau.

MALAY : Tebrau putih, Gelagah (Indonesia), Glagah (Java), Tebu salah.

MALAYALAM :  Nannana, Kusa.

NEPALESE : Kaans (Kans).

RUSSIAN : Sakharnyi trostnik dikii.

SANSKRIT : Kaasaa.

SPANISH :  Caña  de azúcar silvestre, Caña silvestre.

TAGALOG : Talahib.

TAMIL :  நாணல்   Naangal,  பேய்க்கரும்பு   Peykkarumpu.

TELUGU : Vettiicheraku.

THAI :   พา   Phong,  เลา  Lao, อ้อยป่าแถบร้อน .

VIETNAMESE : , Co'lách.

Photograph at The Tropics.

SYNONYM(S) : Saccharum aegyptiacum Willd., Saccharatum biflorum Forssk.

ENGLISH : African fodder cane.

FRENCH : Canne d'Égypte, Canne à sucre fourragère d'Égypte.

SYNONYM(S) : Saccharatum arenicola Ohwi, Saccharum spontaneum L. var. arenicola (Ohwi) Ohwi

ENGLISH : Asian fodder cane.

FRENCH : Canne à sucre fourragère d'Asie.

JAPANESE : Wase obana (as S. arenicola).

SPANISH :  Caña de Batavia (Venezuela), Caña de Guinea, Caña morada.

Synonym of   Saccharum officinarum L. ?  or  Saccharum officinarum L. var. violaceum Pers.?

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