Question

What is the botanical name of sugarcane?

• A. Saccharum munja
• B. Saccharum spontaneum
• C. Saccharum officinarum
  
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Saccharum officinarum

Saccharum officinarum is the scientific name of sugarcane. It is a large, strong-growing species of grass in the genus Saccharum. It originated in southeast Asia and is now cultivated in tropical and subtropical countries worldwide for the production of sugar and other products.

The botanical name of sugarcane is not Saccharum munja (munja grass), Saccharum spontaneum (kans grass).

Thus, the correct answer is option C.