Sugar cane
| Title | Info |
|---|---|
| Common name | Sugar cane |
| Scientific name | Saccharum officinarum |
| Taxonomic group | Poaceae |
| Source | Dan L. Perlman |
| Economic botany | Food plants; Industrial products |
| Food plants | Other |
| Keywords | Gramineae |
Sugar cane. This species probably arose in the South Pacific. The first cane sugar was probably created about 3,000 years ago in India, by evaporating the cane juice. The waste material left over after the creation of sugar is used as animal feed, fuel, or as raw material for making paper.
