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Saccharum officinarum
(Poaceae)

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Species description or overview

Saccharum officinarum information from NTBG
Information about Saccharum officinarum is available from the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Saccharum officinarum
Nomenclatural information about Saccharum officinarum is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Saccharum officinarum information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Saccharum officinarum, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Saccharum officinarum
Nomenclatural information about Saccharum officinarum is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Saccharum officinarum (Poaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Saccharum officinarum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).


Risk assessments

Saccharum officinarum weed risk assessment for Hawaii-Pacific
Results of a weed risk assessment for Saccharum officinarum for the Hawaii-Pacific region are presented by the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment team.

Weed risk assessment for Saccharum officinarum (Florida) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
A weed risk assessment for Saccharum officinarum for Florida is presented by The Nature Conservancy (Doria Gordon et al.).

Weed risk assessment for Saccharum officinarum for Florida (TNC) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
A weed risk assessment for Saccharum officinarum for Florida is presented by The Nature Conservancy (Doria Gordon et al.).

Weed risk assessment for Saccharum officinarum (United States of America) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
A weed risk assessment for Saccharum officinarum for United States of America is presented by The Nature Conservancy (Doria Gordon et al.).


Cultivation & propagation

In the Garden: Hawaiian sugar cane (ko)
Ko, brought to Hawaii by early Polynesian settlers, is the topic of this Rick Barboza column (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features, 9/6/2002).


Images

Images of Saccharum officinarum (Poaceae) (ko, sugarcane)
Links to high-resolution free images of Saccharum officinarum (Poaceae) (ko, sugarcane) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.


Where to see this species

Kahoolawe (Kanaloa): natural areas of Hawaii
Forest and Kim Starr provide information about the island of Kahoolawe as a natural area in Hawaii. Links to additional resources are provided, as well as links to images of plant species found on Kahoolawe.


Books

A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants
Perry, Frances and Roy Hay. 1982. A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants. Ward Lock Limited, Great Britain. 136 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-442-26859-9.

Hawaii's butterflies & moths: an identification guide to easily observed species
Jamieson, Dean and Jim Denny. 2001. Hawaii's butterflies & moths: an identification guide to easily observed species. A Hawaii Biological Survey Handbook. Mutual Publishing.

Grasses of the Hawaiian ranges (book)
A complete list of all species covered in Grasses of the Hawaiian ranges (Whitney, Hosaka, and Ripperton, 1939) is presented, along with a complete bibliographic citation. This book "describes and illustrates 103 of the most important grasses in Hawaii.... There are many grasses, either recently introduced or slow to become acclimatized, that have not yet established themselves on the ranges; these are not here included. Species that are found outside the general range areas, as in summit bogs, forest reserves, and national parks, are also omitted. Keys to the tribes and genera [are also included." ([adapted] from the book's introduction)


Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values
Gon III, Samuel M. Ohukaniohia. 2008. Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values, by Joseph F. Rock Consulting Botanist, Board of Agriculture and Forestry Honolulu, Hawaii, 1920; transcribed and annotated by Samuel M. Ohukaniohia Gon III. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 6:405-442.

Proceedings of workshop on biological control of native ecosystems in Hawaii
Smith, Clifford W., Julie Denslow, and Stephen Hight (eds.) . 2002. Proceedings of workshop on biological control of native ecosystems in Hawaii. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Botany) Technical Report 129. 122 pages.

Review and permit process for biological control releases in Hawaii
Reimer, Neil J. 2002. Review and permit process for biological control releases in Hawaii. pp. 86-90 in Smith, Clifford W., Julie Denslow, and Stephen Hight (eds). 2002. Proceedings of workshop on biological control of native ecosystems in Hawaii. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Botany) Technical Report 129. 122 pages. from http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/techr/129.pdf accessed 16 March 2008.


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