sugarcane

sugarcane sugar cane several species tall perennial true grasses genus saccharum tribe andropogoneae native warm temperate tropical regions south southeast asia polynesia melanesia used production has stout jointed fibrous stalks rich sucrose which accumulates stalk internodes plant two six metres twenty feet all interbreed major commercial cultivars complex hybrids1 belongs grass family poaceae economically important seed includes maize wheat rice sorghum many forage crops