Endemic Indigenous Polynesian
Introduced Introduced *endangered
species
Next to Kaiona Leaves Bottom
of Plant Stalk
On our campus we found
that the sugar cane plant is by the Kaiona building across
from the garden.
The sugar cane
plant is found in altitudes of 600 meters on Windward
coasts and 933 meters on Leeward or southerly coasts.
A lot of times you can find sugar cane growing wildly
near streams, on mountains, and in forests.
Sugar cane was introduced
to Hawaii by the Polynesians. The Polynesians brought
this plant to Hawaii because is travels well, is
easy to plant, and is a nice addition to everyday life.
It was a source of sugar.
This website shows what
workers do to sugar cane at the mill. This website shows the
scientific name, common name, and the symbol of a certain
plants. This website shows what
sugar cane is and what the old Hawaiians used to use it
for.
Canoe Plants of
Ancient Hawaii: Ko. Lynton Dove White,1994. Hawaiian
Independence. 10 March 2003. <http://www.hawaii-nation.org/canoe/ko.html> Krauss, Beatrice.
Ethnobotany of Hawaii. Hawaii: U.H. Dept. of Botany,
copyright unknown. Krauss, Beatrice H.
Plants In Hawaiian Culture. Honolulu: University
of Hawaii Press, 1993. Pollination Services:
No Food Without Them. Tawna Mertz. <Nature's Services.
12 March, 2003. <http://www.rand.org/scitech/stpi/ourfuture/NaturesServices/section1.html> Sugar Cane in Hawaii.
Kalaheo Elementary School.10 March 2003. <http://www2.kalaheo.k12.hi.us/Sugar%20Cane%20in%20hawaii.htm> Wagner, Warren L.,
Derral R. Herbst and S. H. Sohmer. Manual of the Flowering
Plants of Hawaii Revised Edition Volume 2. Honolulu:
Bishop Museum,
1999.
Sugar Cane
Kö
Saccharum officinarum L.
Cultivation:
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