Erianthus (plant)
| Erianthus | |
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| Erianthus giganteus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Subtribe: | Saccharainae |
| Tribe: | Andropogoneae |
| Genus: | Erianthus Michx. |
\Erianthus is a genus of grasses. It includes nine species native to the Americas, ranging from the eastern and southeastern United States to parts of Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and to Brazil to northeastern Argentina.[1]
Taxonomy
Erianthus belongs to the Andropogoneae tribe and within that tribe they belong to the Saccharainae subtribe.[2] The Genus Erianthus was established by Michaux in Flora Boreali-Americana in 1803 .
Description
Erianthus is a native ornamental grass known as sugarcane in the Poaceae family and is found naturally in wetlands, marshes, and ditches. Erianthus can grow 15'-20' tall in tropical areas and have large arching leaf blades with sharp edges. The leaves of the Erianthus plant are long and narrow, and are located on the lower stem. [3]
Species
Nine species are accepted.[1]
- Erianthus alopecuroides (L.) Elliott
- Erianthus angustifolius Nees
- Erianthus asper Nees
- Erianthus brevibarbis Michx.
- Erianthus coarctatus Fernald
- Erianthus contortus Baldwin ex Elliott
- Erianthus giganteus (Walter) P.Beauv.
- Erianthus strictus Baldwin
- Erianthus trinii (Hack.) Hack.
References
- ^ a b "Erianthus Michx". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Jackson, P.; Henry, R. J. (2011), Kole, Chittaranjan (ed.), "Erianthus", Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources: Industrial Crops, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 97–107, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-21102-7_5, ISBN 978-3-642-21102-7, retrieved 2026-02-10
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - ^ "Erianthus giganteus (Giant Plumegrass, Giant Plume Grass, Sugarcane, Sugarcane Plumegrass, Sugarcane Plume Grass) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-14.