Family: Poaceae
Author: (L.) Moench
Bibliography: Methodus: 207 (1794)
Year: 1794
Status: accepted
Rank: species
Genus: Sorghum
Vegetable: Unknown
Observations: a cultigen from African Sahel
Description
Great millet is a noteworthy species of cereal grain, scientifically known as Sorghum bicolor. Its classification falls within the family Poaceae, which is known for encompassing various vital grasses, many of which are cultivated for their grains or forage.
This particular plant has its origins deeply rooted in the African Sahel region, a semi-arid climate zone that spans across the north-central part of Africa. As a cultigen from this area, Great millet has been selectively bred by humans over generations, adapting to the challenging conditions of its native environment. Its resilience to drought and ability to thrive in harsh climates make it an essential staple crop in many parts of the world.
First described in 1794, Sorghum bicolor was formally classified in scientific literature by (L.) Moench in the work titled “Methodus.” Since then, this versatile plant has gained global importance, primarily owing to its robust adaptability and nutritional value.
Great millet serves multiple purposes; it is a significant food source for humans, livestock fodder, and even used for producing alcoholic beverages in some cultures. The grains are rich in carbohydrates, protein, and essential minerals, making them a critical element in the diet of populations inhabiting arid and semi-arid regions. Besides its consumption as a grain, the stalks of the plant are often utilized for thatching, fencing, and as biofuel, particularly in rural communities.
In summary, Great millet (Sorghum bicolor) transcends its agricultural importance, symbolizing the agricultural ingenuity of the African Sahel. It addresses food security issues and provides a vital lifeline to millions, proving to be an indispensable resource both ecologically and economically.
Common Names
Dan: almindelig durra, ægte durra
Lit: dvispalvis sorgas
Eng: giant-millet, great millet, great-millet, millet-corn, rhodesian sudan grass, sorghum, creole corn, broomcorn, guinea corn
Fra: millet à balai, sorgho bicolore, sorgho commun, gran-millet, sorgho, sorgho-sucré, millet grand
Deu: mohrenhirse, zweifarbige mohrenhirse
Mlt: qaraboċċ
Tur: süpürge darisi
Hun: bókoló cirok, cirok, tönkölykása
Por: capim-massambará, massambará, milho-da-guiné, milho-sorgo, sorgo, sorgo-cafre, sorgo-das-vassouras, sorgo-de-espiga, sorgo-de-vassoura, sorgo-doce, sorgo-negro-da-áfrica
Est: harilik sorgo
Nld: grote sorgo, kafferkoren
Swe: durra, kvastdurra
Cym: sorgwm
En: Great millet, Rhodesian Sudan grass, Sorghum, Giant-millet, Great-millet, Millet-corn, Creole Corn, Guinea Corn, Broomcorn, Broom-corn, Grain Sorghum, Ornamental Grass, Black amber, Chicken corn, Milo, Shatter cane, Wild cane
Ca: Melca, Mill de les Índies
Da: Almindelig durra, Ægte durra
Nl: Grote sorgo, Kafferkoren
Et: Harilik sorgo
Fr: Millet à balai, Sorgho bicolore, Sorgho commun, Gran-millet, Sorgho, Sorgho-sucré, Millet grand, Houlque bicolore, Sorgho d’Alep, Herbe de Cuba
De: Mohrenhirse, Zweifarbige Mohrenhirse, Echte Mohrenhirse, Gewöhnliche Mohrenhirse, Körnerhirste, Mönch-Mohrenhirse, Sorghum-Hirse, Besenkorn, Durrakorn
Hu: Bókoló cirok, Cirok, Tönkölykása
It: Elica, Sorgo
Lt: Dvispalvis sorgas
Mt: Qaraboċċ
Pt: Capim-massambará, Massambará, Milho-da-guiné, Milho-sorgo, Sorgo, Sorgo-cafre, Sorgo-das-vassouras, Sorgo-de-espiga, Sorgo-de-vassoura, Sorgo-doce, Sorgo-negro-da-áfrica
Es: Millo, Popote, Sorgo, Zahina, Sorgo azucarado
Sv: Durra, Kvastdurra
Tr: Süpürge darisi
Cy: Sorgwm
Synonyms
- Sorghum margaritiferum (Stapf)
- Panicum frumentaceum (Salisb.)
- Sorghum melanocarpum (Huber)
- Andropogon vulgaris (Raspail)
- Sorghum notabile (Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. amphibolus (Busse & Pilg.)
- Holcus nigerrimus (Ard.)
- Sorghum technicum ((Körn.) Trab.)
- Sorghum dochna var. pulchrum ((Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao) Snowden)
- Sorghum anomalum (Desv.)
- Sorghum cernuum var. subcylindricum (Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. cernuus ((Ard.) Körn.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. irungu (Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao)
- Andropogon sorghum var. vulgaris (Hack.)
- Sorghum usorum (Nees)
- Sorghum gambicum (Snowden)
- Sorghum eplicatum f. dichrolepis (Chiov.)
- Holcus saccharatus (L.)
- Sorghum rollii (Chiov.)
- Sorghum nigrum ((Ard.) Roem. & Schult.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. agricolarum (Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao)
- Andropogon sorghum var. hians (Hook.f.)
- Sorghum roxburghii var. fulvum ((Hack.) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. rufescens (Hack.)
- Sorghum durra var. aegyptiacum ((Körn.) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. coimbatoricus (Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao)
- Sorghum melaleucum (Stapf)
- Milium compactum ((Lam.) Cav.)
- Holcus arduinoi (J.F.Gmel.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. dochna ((Forssk.) C.Chr.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. jucundus (Busse & Pilg.)
- Milium nigricans (Ruiz & Pav.)
- Sorghum bicolor var. caffrorum ((Retz.) Mohlenbr.)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. burmanicum ((Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao) Doronina & Ivanjuk.)
- Sorghum roxburghii var. farinosum (Snowden)
- Panicum sacchariferum (Salisb.)
- Sorghum cernuum ((Ard.) Host)
- Sorghum roxburghii var. hians ((Hook.f.) Stapf)
- Sorghum tataricum (Huber)
- Sorghum durra ((Forssk.) Trab.)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. irungu ((Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao) Doronina & Ivanjuk.)
- Sorghum subglabrescens var. rubrocernuum ((Körn.) Snowden)
- Sorghum centroplicatum var. faregg (Chiov.)
- Sorghum durra var. fecundum (Snowden)
- Holcus duna (J.F.Gmel.)
- Sorghum coriaceum (Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. fuscescens (Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao)
- Sorghum vulgare var. nigricans ((Ruiz & Pav.) Hill)
- Sorghum nigericum (P.Vig.)
- Sorghum papyrascens var. lateritium (Stapf)
- Sorghum centroplicatum var. incertum (Chiov.)
- Andropogon sorghum f. pallidus (Chiov.)
- Sorghum vulgare var. angolense (Rendle)
- Sorghum centroplicatum var. sabderatense (Chiov.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. hybridus (Hack.)
- Sorghum basiplicatum var. paniculatellum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum eplicatum var. melanoleucum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum vulgare var. saccharatum ((L.) Boerl.)
- Sorghum centroplicatum var. erythromelas (Chiov.)
- Sorghum halepense var. saccharatum ((L.) Goiran)
- Sorghum basiplicatum var. pseudoanfetum (Chiov.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. glaberrimus (Hack.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. saccharatus ((L.) Alef.)
- Sorghum roxburghii (Stapf)
- Andropogon sorghum var. eois (Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao)
- Sorghum mellitum (Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. schumannii (Busse & Pilg.)
- Sorghum eplicatum var. erythrocarpum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum vulgare var. durra ((Forssk.) F.T.Hubb. & Rehder)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. atrum ((Snowden) Doronina & Ivanjuk.)
- Sorghum subglabrescens var. latum (Snowden)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. formosum ((Snowden) Doronina & Ivanjuk.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. charisianus (Busse & Pilg.)
- Sorghum miliiforme ((Hack.) Snowden)
- Sorghum nankinense (Huber)
- Andropogon sorghum var. arduinii ((J.F.Gmel.) Alef.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. ovatoellipticus (Hack.)
- Sorghum subglabrescens var. paniculatellum ((Chiov.) Snowden)
- Holcus dora (Mieg)
- Sorghum elegans ((Körn.) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. pallidus (Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao)
- Holcus rubens (F.Dietr.)
- Andropogon compactus (Brot.)
- Sorghum basiplicatum f. eburneum (Chiov.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. leiostachyus (Hack.)
- Sorghum membranaceum var. baldratianum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum subglabrescens var. rubidum ((Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. durra ((Forssk.) Hack.)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. obovatum ((Hack.) Doronina & Ivanjuk.)
- Sorghum arduinoi ((J.F.Gmel.) J.Jacq.)
- Sorghum bicolor var. subglobosum ((Hack.) Snowden)
- Sorghum subglabrescens var. microcarpum ((Chiov.) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. pulcher (Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao)
- Sorghum eplicatum f. laxum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum compactum (Lag.)
- Sorghum bicolor var. rotundulum ((Snowden) Fosberg & Sachet)
- Sorghum dochna var. wightii ((Hack.) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. roxburghii (Hack.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. miliiformis (Hack.)
- Sorghum rubens (Willd.)
- Sorghum membranaceum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum giganteum (Edgew.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. obovatus (Hack.)
- Sorghum caudatum var. aristatum (Ivanjuk.)
- Sorghum centroplicatum var. pallidocernuum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum basiplicatum var. atropaniculatum (Chiov.)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. albidus (Busse & Pilg.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. kerstingianus (Busse & Pilg.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. niger ((Ard.) Alef.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. leucospermus (Körn.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. caudatus (Hack.)
- Sorghum vulgare var. technicum ((Körn.) Jáv.)
- Sorghum splendidum ((Hack.) Snowden)
- Sorghum centroplicatum var. ellipsoideum (Chiov.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. aethiops (Körn.)
- Andropogon bicolor ((L.) Roxb.)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. bicolor ((L.) Kerguélen)
- Sorghum bicolor var. saccharatum ((L.) Mohlenbr.)
- Sorghum basiplicatum (Chiov.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. arabicus (Körn.)
- Sorghum vulgare var. roxburghii ((Hack.) Haines)
- Sorghum dulcicaule var. griseolilacinum (Ivanjuk.)
- Sorghum caudatum ((Hack.) Stapf)
- Sorghum centroplicatum var. alborubrum (Chiov.)
- Holcus sorghum (L.)
- Sorghum dochna var. atrum (Snowden)
- Sorghum conspicuum var. usaramense (Snowden)
- Sorghum durra var. rivulare (Snowden)
- Sorghum nigricans var. angolense ((Rendle) Snowden)
- Sorghum basiplicatum var. pallescens (Chiov.)
- Andropogon rubens ((Gaertn.) Kunth)
- Andropogon sorghum var. usaramensis (Busse & Pilg.)
- Sorghum membranaceum var. lateritium ((Stapf) Snowden)
- Sorghum truchmenorum (K.Koch)
- Sorghum roxburghii var. jucundum ((Busse & Pilg.) Snowden)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. melliferum ((Snowden) Doronina & Ivanjuk.)
- Sorghum roxburghii var. parvum (Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. subglobosus (Hack.)
- Sorghum bicolor var. cernuum ((Ard.) Ghisa)
- Sorghum subglabrescens var. arabicum ((Körn.) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. burmanicus (Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao)
- Andropogon besseri (Kunth)
- Sorghum eplicatum f. geminatum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. vulgare (Kuntze)
- Sorghum centroplicatum var. globosum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum dora ((Mieg) Cuoco)
- Sorghum dochna var. formosum (Snowden)
- Sorghum bicolor var. subglabrescens ((Steud.) Fosberg & Sachet)
- Andropogon sorghum var. ehrenbergianus (Hack.)
- Andropogon sorghum ((L.) Brot.)
- Sorghum cernuum var. truchmenorum ((K.Koch) Snowden)
- Sorghum durra var. maximum (Snowden)
- Sorghum saccharatum ((L.) Moench)
- Andropogon sorghum var. abyssinicus (Hack.)
- Sorghum glycychylum (Pass.)
- Sorghum roxburghii var. semiclausum (Stapf)
- Sorghum eplicatum var. cereum (Chiov.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. cafer ((Ard.) Körn.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. rubrocernuus (Körn.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. elegans (Körn.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. hirsutus (Busse & Pilg.)
- Sorghum sorghum ((L.) H.Karst.)
- Sorghum pyramidale (Roem. & Schult.)
- Sorghum dochna var. irungu ((Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao) Snowden)
- Sorghum basutorum (Snowden)
- Sorghum centroplicatum var. dubium (Chiov.)
- Sorghum basiplicatum var. rubrogeminum (Chiov.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. schenkii (Körn.)
- Sorghum eplicatum var. fiorii (Chiov.)
- Sorghum bicolor var. miliiforme ((Hack.) Teplyak.)
- Holcus dochna (Forssk.)
- Sorghum centroplicatum (Chiov.)
- Andropogon truchmenorum (Walp.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. densissimus (Busse & Pilg.)
- Sorghum eplicatum var. heterochromum (Chiov.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. irungiformis (Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao)
- Sorghum basiplicatum f. leucolepis (Chiov.)
- Sorghum schimperi ((Hack.) Chiov.)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. badius (Hack.)
- Sorghum bicolor var. technicum ((Körn.) Stapf ex Holland)
- Sorghum centroplicatum var. pseudoneesii (Chiov.)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. technicum ((Körn.) Doronina & Ivanjuk.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. globosus (Hack.)
- Sorghum vulgare var. nervosum ((Besser) Forbes & Hemsl.)
- Sorghum caudatum var. angolense ((Rendle) Stapf)
- Andropogon sorghum var. nervosus ((Besser ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Hack.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. intermedius (Busse & Pilg.)
- Sorghum guineense (Stapf)
- Sorghum bicolor var. sikkimense ((Snowden) Teplyak.)
- Sorghum caudatum var. dicarpum (Ivanjuk.)
- Sorghum cernuum var. yemense ((Körn.) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. rubens (Alef.)
- Holcus caffrorum ((Retz.) Thunb.)
- Sorghum bicolor var. exaristatum (Doronina & Ivanjuk.)
- Sorghum nervosum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum subglabrescens var. compactum ((Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. baumannii (Körn.)
- Sorghum cernuum var. agricolarum ((Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. splendidus (Hack.)
- Holcus ferrugineus (Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult.)
- Holcus albus (Steud.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. schimperi (Hack.)
- Sorghum bicolor var. cafer ((Ard.) Fosberg & Sachet)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. japonicus (Hack.)
- Sorghum abyssinicum ((Hack.) Chiov.)
- Sorghum durra var. eois ((Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. rugulosus (Hack.)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. rubens ((Gaertn.) Nees)
- Sorghum vulgare var. bicolor ((L.) Pers.)
- Sorghum caffrorum var. albofuscum ((Körn.) Snowden)
- Holcus bicolor (L.)
- Sorghum centroplicatum var. tricolor (Chiov.)
- Andropogon usorum (Steud.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. nitidus (Chiov.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. calcareus (Busse & Pilg.)
- Sorghum eplicatum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum vulgare var. cernuum ((Ard.) Fiori & Paoli)
- Sorghum basiplicatum f. jodolepis (Chiov.)
- Sorghum durra var. elongatum (Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. fragilis (Hack.)
- Sorghum sativum ((Hack.) Trab.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. javanicus (Hack.)
- Sorghum basiplicatum var. subflavescens (Chiov.)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. pulchrum ((Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao) Doronina & Ivanjuk.)
- Sorghum dochna var. melliferum (Snowden)
- Sorghum cernuum var. orbiculatum (Snowden)
- Sorghum bicolor var. obovatum ((Hack.) Fosberg & Sachet)
- Andropogon sorghum var. albofuscus (Körn.)
- Sorghum caudatum var. coffeatum (Ivanjuk.)
- Milium bicolor ((L.) Cav.)
- Sorghum membranaceum var. ehrenbergianum ((Hack.) Snowden)
- Sorghum dochna ((Forssk.) Snowden)
- Sorghum subglabrescens var. irungiforme ((Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. sulfureus (Busse & Pilg.)
- Agrostis nigricans ((Ruiz & Pav.) Poir.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. melanospermus (Hack.)
- Holcus cafer (Ard.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. ovulifer (Hack.)
- Sorghum roxburghii var. nanum (Snowden)
- Sorghum dochna var. corymbosum ((Hack.) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. aethiops ((Körn.) Hack.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. submuticus (Hack.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. campanus (Hack.)
- Sorghum negrosense (Nesom)
- Andropogon sorghum var. aegyptiacus (Körn.)
- Sorghum vulgare var. rubens ((Gaertn.) Pers.)
- Sorghum cernuum var. armeniacum (Ivanjuk.)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. papyraceum (Doronina & Ivanjuk.)
- Sorghum commune (P.Beauv.)
- Sorghum exsertum (Snowden)
- Sorghum basiplicatum var. microcarpum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum vulgare (Pers.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. bicolor ((L.) Körn.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. compactus (Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao)
- Sorghum centroplicatum var. subcarneum (Chiov.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. neesii (Körn.)
- Andropogon niger ((Ard.) Kunth)
- Sorghum papyrascens (Stapf)
- Sorghum caffrorum ((Retz.) P.Beauv.)
- Sorghum ankolib ((Hack.) Stapf)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. niger ((Ard.) Hack.)
- Sorghum caffrorum var. bicarinatum ((Hack.) Snowden)
- Sorghum subglabrescens var. rugulosum ((Hack.) Snowden)
- Sorghum medioplicatum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum subglabrescens var. oviforme (Snowden)
- Milium sorgo (Garsault)
- Holcus sorghum var. caffrorum ((Retz.) L.H.Bailey)
- Holcus compactus (Lam.)
- Sorghum subglabrescens var. pabulare (Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. fulvus (Hack.)
- Sorghum miliiforme var. sikkimense (Snowden)
- Sorghum halepense subsp. sativum ((Hack.) Trab.)
- Sorghum cernuum var. globosum ((Hack.) Snowden)
- Sorghum album (Roem. & Schult.)
- Milium maximum (Cav.)
- Rhaphis sorghum ((L.) Roberty)
- Sorghum vulgare subsp. bicolor ((L.) Maire & Weiller)
- Sorghum simulans (Snowden)
- Sorghum durra var. coimbatoricum ((Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao) Snowden)
- Holcus sorghum var. saccharatus ((L.) L.H.Bailey)
- Andropogon sorghum var. ankolib (Hack.)
- Sorghum dochna var. technicum ((Körn.) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. wightii (Hack.)
- Sorghum conspicuum var. orientale (Snowden)
- Sorghum roxburghii var. mutabile (Snowden)
- Sorghum centroplicatum var. perlarium (Chiov.)
- Sorghum subglabrescens ((Steud.) Schweinf. & Asch.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. bicarinatus (Hack.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. ondongae (Körn.)
- Sorghum durra var. javanicum ((Hack.) Snowden)
- Sorghum eplicatum var. virescens (Chiov.)
- Sorghum dulcicaule (Snowden)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. corymbosum ((Hack.) Doronina & Ivanjuk.)
- Sorghum roxburghii var. hirsutum ((Busse & Pilg.) Snowden)
- Sorghum japonicum ((Hack.) Roshev.)
- Holcus saccharatus var. technicus ((Körn.) Farw.)
- Panicum caffrorum (Retz.)
- Sorghum vulgare subsp. technicum (Husn.)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. giganteum (Doronina & Ivanjuk.)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. glabrescens (Busse & Pilg.)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. rubidus (Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao)
- Holcus durra (Forssk.)
- Sorghum conspicuum (Snowden)
- Sorghum basiplicatum var. rubellum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum durra var. mediocre ((Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao) Snowden)
- Sorghum thonizzii (Pasq.)
- Sorghum bicolor var. picigutta (Snowden)
- Holcus nigricans (Steud.)
- Sorghum saccharatum var. wightii ((Hack.) Doronina & Ivanjuk.)
- Andropogon subglabrescens (Steud.)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. rubens ((Alef.) Hack.)
- Sorghum campanum (Ten. & Guss.)
- Sorghum chinense (Jakusch.)
- Milium sorghum ((L.) Cav.)
- Sorghum rigidum (Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. albus (Alef.)
- Sorghum nigricans ((Ruiz & Pav.) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. mediocris (Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao)
- Holcus niger (Ard.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. lasiorhachis (Hack.)
- Sorghum caudatum var. purpureum (Ivanjuk.)
- Sorghum pallidum (Chiov.)
- Sorghum miliiforme var. rotundulum (Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. yemensis (Körn.)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. ruber (Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao)
- Holcus pyramidalis (Steud.)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. lividus (Hack.)
- Sorghum eplicatum var. hackelii (Chiov.)
- Sorghum bicolor var. arduinii ((J.F.Gmel.) Snowden)
- Sorghum dochna var. burmanicum ((Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba Rao) Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. subglabrescens (Hack.)
- Sorghum durra var. fuscum (Snowden)
- Andropogon sorghum var. corymbosus (Hack.)
- Holcus cernuus (Ard.)
- Andropogon sorghum subsp. sativus (Hack.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. usorum ((Nees) Körn.)
- Sorghum dochna var. obovatum ((Hack.) Snowden)
- Holcus sorghum var. durra ((Forssk.) L.H.Bailey)
- Andropogon sorghum var. ziegleri (Busse & Pilg.)
- Sorghum vulgare var. caffrorum ((Retz.) F.T.Hubb. & Rehder)
- Holcus sorghum var. technicus ((Körn.) L.H.Bailey)
- Andropogon sorghum subvar. holstii (Busse & Pilg.)
- Andropogon saccharatus ((Willd.) Roxb.)
- Andropogon sorghum var. technicus (Körn.)
Distribution
- Chad (native)
- Ethiopia (native)
- Gambia (native)
- Mali (native)
- Mauritania (native)
- Niger (native)
- Sudan (native)
- Afghanistan (introduced)
- Alabama (introduced)
- Algeria (introduced)
- Amur (introduced)
- Andaman Is. (introduced)
- Angola (introduced)
- Arizona (introduced)
- Arkansas (introduced)
- Aruba (introduced)
- Assam (introduced)
- Austria (introduced)
- Bahamas (introduced)
- Bangladesh (introduced)
- Belgium (introduced)
- Belize (introduced)
- Borneo (introduced)
- Brazil North (introduced)
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Additional Images
Leaf
Taken Oct 23, 2019 by pinky20 (cc-by-sa)
Taken Oct 15, 2021 by Nathan Thévenin (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 24, 2020 by Christine Pras (cc-by-sa)
Taken Aug 28, 2020 by Clément Thiepel (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 22, 2021 by Cyril Boisson (cc-by-sa)
Fruit
Taken Feb 27, 2018 by Shelly Duncan (cc-by-sa)
Taken Aug 26, 2019 by Dominique Auguste (cc-by-sa)
Taken Nov 12, 2021 by Salzgurke (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 21, 2021 by Daniela krajicify (cc-by-sa)
Taken Nov 6, 2021 by Detlef Heise (cc-by-sa)
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Flower
Taken Aug 15, 2019 by Murielle Paradinha (cc-by-sa)
Taken Oct 4, 2012 by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)
Taken Aug 24, 2020 by Bernhard Rauhut (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 2, 2019 by Franz Gruber (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 23, 2019 by Babeth Bonnereau (cc-by-sa)
Habit
Taken Oct 4, 2012 by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)
Taken Aug 27, 2022 by John Sycorax (cc-by-sa)
Taken Jul 1, 2022 by Dabronzo Carlo (cc-by-sa)
Taken Aug 19, 2020 by christelle Barret (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 14, 2020 by Evert Vaartjes (cc-by-sa)
Other
Taken Oct 15, 2017 by Photoflora – Jean-Luc TASSET (©)
Taken Sep 10, 2022 by John Sycorax (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 28, 2021 by Dieter Wagner (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 19, 2020 by Sabaté Sant Jordi (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 15, 2014 by Tela Botanica − Dominique REMAUD (cc-by-sa)
Bark
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Taken Oct 31, 2022 by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)
Taken Oct 8, 2021 by Keith Gebhardt (cc-by-sa)
Taken Jul 1, 2022 by Dabronzo Carlo (cc-by-sa)
Taken Oct 27, 2021 by Christina P (cc-by-sa)
Sources
- WFO (No URL)
- IPNI (No URL)
- GBIF (https://www.gbif.org/species/2705181)
- POWO (http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:422090-1)
- PlantNet (https://identify.plantnet.org/species/the-plant-list/Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)