Poaceae
Japanese cane
Saccharum sinense
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Saccharum
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- قصب السكر الصيني
- Chinese
- 甘蔗, 竹蔗, 中國蔗, 冰糖, 斑茅花, 甘蔗滓, 甘蔗皮, 白沙糖
- English
- Japanese cane
- tay
- Tyubu
- Vietnamese
- Mía lau
Synonyms
- Saccharum aegyptiacum var. sinense (Roxb.) Andersson
- Saccharum barberi Jeswiet
- Saccharum officinarum subsp. barberi (Jeswiet) Burkill
- Saccharum officinarum subsp. sinense (Roxb.) Burkill
- Saccharum spontaneum var. sinense (Roxb.) Andersson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: farkomer from Taichung Taiwan, Taiwan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: farkomer from Taichung Taiwan, Taiwan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.