Taxon:  Saccharum villosum Steud.



Summary
Genus:
Saccharum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Saccharinae
Nomen number:
459456
Place of publication:
Syn. pl. glumac. 1:408.  1854
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
07/01/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Erianthus balansae Hack.
Erianthus saccharoides Michx. subvar. trinii Hack.
Erianthus trinii (Hack.) Hack.
Saccharum alopecuroides (L.) Nutt. subvar. trinii (Hack.) Roberty
Saccharum balansae (Hack.) Roberty
Saccharum trinii (Hack.) Renvoize

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  2. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: lists as Erianthus trinii
  3. Kellogg, E. A. 2013. Chapter 1. Phylogenetic Relationships of Saccharinae and Sorghinae. In: Paterson, A. H. (ed.), Genomics of the Saccharinae. Plant Genetics and Genomics: 3 3-21. Note: although it did not mentioned Saccharum villosum this review recognized Erianthus; it commented that "many problems remain in the phylogeny and classification" of the Saccharinae, and on the difficulties of the inclusion of species to be included in Erianthus
  4. Machado Caporal, F. J. & L. Eggers. 2005. Poaceae na área do centro de pesquisas e conservação da natureza pró-mata. São Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia, Bot. 60:141-150.
  5. Molina, A. M. 1981. El género Erianthus (Gramineae) en la Argentina y países limítrofes. Darwiniana 23:559.
  6. Moore, P. H. et al. 2014. Chapter 1. Sugarcane: The crop, the plant, and domestication. In: Moore, P. H. & F. C. Botha, Sugarcane: Physiology, biochemistry, and functional biology. Wiley Blackwell, Ames, Iowa 1-17. Note: it did not mentioned Saccharum villosum, but it discussed the "polyphyletic origin" of Saccharum, and other members of Saccharinae
  7. Neves T., B. & A. Zanin. 2011. Sinopse das espécies nativas e subespontâneas de Andropogoneae Dumort. (Poaceae) na Ilha de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Acta Bot. Brasil. 25:916-928.
  8. Welker, C. A. D. et al. 2017. A new allopolyploid species of,I>Saccharum (Poaceae - Andropogoneae) from South America, with notes on its cytogenetics. Syst. Bot. 42:507-515. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  9. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: lists as Erianthus trinii
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul Machado Caporal, F. J. & L. Eggers. 2005. Poaceae na área do centro de pesquisas e conservação da natureza pró-mata. São Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia, Bot. 60:141-150.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarinatype localityReitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Ríos Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayCaaguazú Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayGuairá Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: lists as Erianthus trinii
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayRivera Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguaySan José Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: lists as Erianthus trinii
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Honduras
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina (type locality)]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe], Paraguay [Caaguazú, Guairá], Uruguay [Rivera, San José]

Reference(s)
  1. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  2. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  3. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: lists as Erianthus trinii
  4. Machado Caporal, F. J. & L. Eggers. 2005. Poaceae na área do centro de pesquisas e conservação da natureza pró-mata. São Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia, Bot. 60:141-150.
  5. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
  6. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:556.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=459456. Accessed 17 April 2026.