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June 2025

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Saccharum spontaneum L.

This species name was first published in Mant. Pl. 2: 183 (1771)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000896738.

Synonyms of Saccharum spontaneum L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Imperata spontanea (L.) P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. : 8 (1812) wfo-0000875679
Saccharifera spontanea (L.) Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 132 (1812) wfo-0000896521
Saccharum angustifolium Reinw. ex de Vriese Pl. Ind. Bat. Orient. 107. 1856 wfo-0000896530
Saccharum spontaneum var. spontaneum wfo-0001098154
Saccharum spontaneum subsp. indicum Hack. Monogr. Phan. 6: 113 (1889) wfo-1200013115

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link