Saccharum edule

Saccharum edule
Saccharum edule at a market in Luwuk, Banggai, Central Sulawesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Saccharum
Species:
S. edule
Binomial name
Saccharum edule

Saccharum edule is a species of sugarcane, that is a grass in the genus Saccharum with a fibrous stalk that is rich in sugar. It is cultivated in tropical climates in southeastern Asia. It has many common names which include duruka, tebu telor, PNG/Fiji asparagus, dule (Fiji), pitpit (Melanesia/New Guinea) and naviso.

The young, unopened flower heads of Saccharum edule are eaten raw, steamed, or toasted, and prepared in various ways in Southeastern Asia, including New Guinea, Fiji and certain island communities of Indonesia.[1][2]

Description

Saccharum edule is a perennial plant that grows in vigorous clumps that grow to a height of 1.5 to 4 metres (4 ft 11 in to 13 ft 1 in).[2] Although the plant resembles sugarcane from a distance, the stem is much narrower and the leaves thinner and more flexible. The large flower panicles do not open but remain inside their leaf sheaths forming a dense mass.[3] Saccharum edule is part of the Saccharum officinarum species complex and its genome has been investigated.[4]

Distribution

Saccharum edule originated in Southeastern Asia and is also grown on various Pacific Islands at heights ranging from sea level to high altitudes. It needs a growing temperature of 20 °C (68 °F) to 30 °C (86 °F) and an annual rainfall of 1,500 to 3,000 millimetres (59 to 118 in).[2][1]

Uses

The unopened flower heads of Saccharum edule are gathered and used as a vegetable, it's eaten either raw or cooked.[2][1] In Fiji, a number of different varieties occur and some grow wild along the riverbank. Children enjoy gathering, roasting and eating the flower heads of the early season red duruka, and later the different varieties of white duruka as they mature in rotation. The flower heads are widely sold in local markets for use as a vegetable. A purple duruka which flowers twice a year has been introduced and become popular and it is proposed that a canning operation be set up to sell this as "Fijian asparagus".[3] The plant is also used for erosion control.[3]

In Papua New Guinea pitpit is eaten cooked in coconut milk.

References

  1. ^ a b c Dahlia; et al. (2009). "Consumer Preference for Indigenous Vegetables" (PDF). World Agroforestry Centre.
  2. ^ a b c d "Saccharum edule". Ecocrop. Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  3. ^ a b c Waqaniu-Roger, Alanieta (1986). "Some observations on duruka, Saccharum edule, in Viti Levu, Fiji". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 95 (4): 475–478.
  4. ^ "Saccharum edule (Vegetable cane)". UniProt Consortium. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-20.

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