Saccharum bengalense
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Saccharum bengalense, alternatively Saccharum bengalensis, is a plant
in the sugarcane
genus found in India, it is also known as the Baruwa sugarcane or Baruwa grass. One of its main ranges is in northern India
, specifically in the grasslands of the Terai-Duar
, it is a diet source for many animals like the Indian Rhinoceros
and the Pygmy Hog
. This small species of sugarcane bamboo is colored pinkish-green, and is usually around two or three feet tall.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
genus found in India, it is also known as the Baruwa sugarcane or Baruwa grass. One of its main ranges is in northern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, specifically in the grasslands of the Terai-Duar
Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands
The Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands is a narrow lowland ecoregion at the base of the Himalayas, about wide and a continuation of the Gangetic Plain colloquially called Terai in the Ganges Basin east to Nepal, then Dooars in West Bengal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Assam east to the Brahmaputra River...
, it is a diet source for many animals like the Indian Rhinoceros
Indian Rhinoceros
The Indian Rhinoceros is also called Greater One-horned Rhinoceros and Asian One-horned Rhinoceros and belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family...
and the Pygmy Hog
Pygmy Hog
Pygmy hog is an endangered species of small wild pig, previously spread across India, Nepal, and Bhutan but now only found in Assam. The current world population is about 150 individuals or fewer...
. This small species of sugarcane bamboo is colored pinkish-green, and is usually around two or three feet tall.