Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week
grasses, sedges and rushes
 Poaceae
* Saccharum officinarum * L.
  *SAK-er-um* -- referring to sugar ... Dave's
Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DSaccharum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeUfgs8Vv_olDnCxMPeLnpUmiu0bA>
*off-ik-IN-ar-um* or *off-ih-SIN-ar-um* -- used or sold as herb ... Dave's
Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dofficinarum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcYyeQD08s46UQ7Ph0L1BWAlZjwfw>


*commonly known as*: noble cane, sugarcane • *Assamese*: কুঁহিয়াৰ kuhiar • *
Bengali*: আখ akha • *Gujarati*: શેરડી sheradi • *Hindi*: असि asi, गन्ना
ganna, इछु ichu, ईख ikh, इक्षु ikshu, ऊख ukh • *Kannada*: ಌಕ್ಷು ikshu,
ಕಬ್ಬು kabbu • *Konkani*: कोब्बु kobbu • *Lushai*: fu • *Malayalam*: കരിമ്പ്
karimp, മധുതൃണം madhuthrinam • *Manipuri*: চূ chu • *Marathi*: इक्षु ikshu,
मधुयष्टि madhuyashti, तांबडा ऊस tambada us, ऊंस OR ऊस us • *Mizo*: fu • *
Nepalese*: गँड़ासो garaso • *Oriya*: ଆଖୁ akhu, ଅଙ୍ଗାରିକା angarika, ଇକ୍ଷୁ
ikshu • *Pali*: उच्चु ucchu • *Prakrit*: गंडओ gandao • *Punjabi*: ਕੁਮਾਦ
kumad, ਕੁਮਾਦੀ kumadi, ਪੋਨਾ pona, ਪੋਡਾ ponda, ਪੋੱਨਾ ponna • *Sanskrit*:
गण्डकः gandakah, इक्षु ikshu, इक्षुण्डम् ikshundam, मधुसः madhusah,
मधुयष्टिका madhuyashtika • *Tamil*: கரும்பு karumpu, பழனவெதிர்
palana-vetir, தும்பி tumpi, தும்பு tumpu, உக்கிரகந்தம் ukkira-kantam • *
Telugu*: చెరుకుగడ cheruku gada, ఇక్షువు iksuvu, తియ్యమ్రాను thiyyamranu,
తుంట tunta • *Tibetan*: bu ram sin • *Urdu*: گنا ganna, اچهہ ichu, ايکهہ
ikh, اوکهہ ukh


*Distribution*: widely cultivated

*References*: Flowers of
India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FSugarcane.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcUbS1blTvawBb8uGvQ18s0hMxRyQ>•
Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSaccharum_officinarum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze-tob3jKE63cxtUGvtUdOFU8zSsw>•
NPGS
/ 
GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F32617&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze4awZO29MggG-m1Jcg0isLAE1hIg>•
ENVIS
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FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org.in%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D1832&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc_xi3CF6lm8xlUizC5QlRDXQZTbg>•
DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ>
  field
along Malshej - Junnar Road on 28 FEB 10

[image: Saccharum
officinarum]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4397531278%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzftOoYJlUXJULhmQL6DuqmcIA7qKQ>

[image: Us (Marathi: ऊंस OR
ऊस)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4397538784%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdk8_3ld9BooQMGAp_ppY8hd7iH4w>

[image: Ikshu (Sanskrit:
इक्षु)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4396779315%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcSP2QrICHMnJbOqwqsBpS12E89Ig>
 Regards.
Dinesh

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