What is the origin of sugar cane?

Sugarcane, or sugar cane, are several species of tall perennial true grasses of the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae, native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South and Southeast Asia, Polynesia and Melanesia, and used for sugar production. read more

History of Sugar Cane Cultivation of sugarcane probably originated on the island of New Guinea in the South Pacific about 8000 years ago and spread to the nearby Solomon Islands, the New Hebrides and then to New Caledonia. read more

There are several species of sugar cane that originated in Asia and South Asia in warm tropical areas. Some species grew on warm Pacific islands but the first available to Europeans probably came from India. read more