Guda:

Flowering thick-stemmed sugar cane Photograph by: Ton Rul

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Streptophyta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Saccharum
Species: Saccharum officinarum

Allied species:

Arundo saccharifera Garsault, Saccharum chinense Roxb, Saccharum violaceum Tussac, Saccharum atrorubens Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum monandrum Rottb., Saccharum occidentale Sw.

VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Ikshava,Pundrakah, Rasalah
English: Sugar cane , noblecane
Hindi: ईख Eekh, गन्ना Ganna
Urdu: Gannaa
Telugu: Cheruku
Bengali: Aankha, Ukha, Uuka
Marathi: Usa, शेरडी Sherdi
Konkani: कोब्बु kobbu
Oriya: Akhu
Gujarathi: Sherdi
Tamil: Kaarumbu (Karumbu), Pundaram
Malayalam: Karimbu, Karimpu
Kannada: Petta patti kabbu, ಖಬ್ಬೂ Khabbu
Punjabi: Gacnaa
Sindhi: Kamand
Arabic: Qassab es sukkar
Spanish: Caña de azúcar, Caña dulce, Cañamiel, Caña melar, Caña sacarina, Caña común.
Assamese: Kusiyar
Japanese: Satou kibi.
Chinese: Hong gan zhe, Guo zhe, Gan zhe.
French: Canne a sucre
German: Zuckerrohr
Burma: kyaan
Nepal: Ganna, Sahacar, Ukhu
Persian: Naishkar
Sinhalese: Uk, Angarigai, Karumbu, Ikshu.
Tulu: ಕರುಂಬು
Greek: Sakharon

Varities:

There are 3 species of Saccharum in Maharashtra:

Saccharum officinarum L.

Saccharum ravennae (L.) L.

Saccharum spontaneum L.

The last one is found in the wild, the other two are cultivated.

Dr Mohamed Rifas

A dual country licensed Ayurveda Physician, currently working in Dubai as Head of Ayurveda and Yoga department. He also works as visiting doctor for Dr Hassan Ayurveda Brain and Spine Specialty Hospital. He is specialized in joint issues, brain and spine related issues and gastrointestinal issues with respect to anxiety.
Doctor profile: Click here