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Saccharum officinarum Images

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Saccharum officinarum
Flowering thick-stemmed sugar cane
Photograph by: Ton Rulkens
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Saccharum officinarum
Cultivated flowering plants
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr
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Saccharum officinarum
The sugar-rich stems
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr
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Saccharum officinarum
The fields are often burnt prior to the canes being harvested
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr
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Saccharum officinarum
The large canes
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr
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Saccharum officinarum
Harvested canes - these will be crushed to make a sweet drink
Photograph by: Thamizhpparithi Maari
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Saccharum officinarum
Huge areas of land are given over to the sugar crop - as can be seen from this aerial photo
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr
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