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Taxon:  Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor



Summary
Genus:
Sorghum
Section:
Sorghum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Sorghinae
Nomen number:
454806
Verified:
03/05/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (28 active accession[s])
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench nothosubsp. drummondii (Steud.) de Wet ex Davidse (4 active accession[s])
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. verticilliflorum (Steud.) de Wet ex Wiersema & J. Dahlb. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Holcus bicolor L.

Autonym(s)
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. bicolor

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot.
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. subsp. sorghum
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. sorghum
Holcus sorghum L.
Holcus sorghum L. var. sorghum
Sorghum vulgare Pers.
Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. vulgare

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. agricolarum Burkill ex C. Benson & C. K. Subba Rao
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. compactus Burkill ex C. Benson & C. K. Subba Rao
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. ehrenbergianus Körn.
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. hians Stapf
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. subvar. rubidus Burkill ex C. Benson & C. K. Subba Rao
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. caudatus Hack.
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. splendidus Hack.
Andropogon subglabrescens Steud.
Holcus cernuus Ard.
Holcus dochna Forssk.
Holcus durra Forssk.
Holcus saccharatus L.
Milium nigricans Ruiz & Pav.
Panicum caffrorum Retz.
Sorghum basutorum Snowden
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. arduinii (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. subglobosum (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum caffrorum (Thunb.) P. Beauv.
Sorghum caffrorum (Thunb.) P. Beauv. var. brunneolum Snowden
Sorghum caffrorum (Thunb.) P. Beauv. var. lasiorhachis (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum caudatum (Hack.) Stapf
Sorghum cernuum (Ard.) Host var. agricolarum (Burkill ex C. Benson & C. K. Subba Rao) Snowden
Sorghum cernuum (Ard.) Host var. orbiculatum Snowden
Sorghum cernuum (Ard.) Host
Sorghum conspicuum Snowden var. rubicundum Snowden
Sorghum coriaceum Snowden
Sorghum coriaceum Snowden var. subinvolutum Snowden
Sorghum dochna (Forssk.) Snowden
Sorghum dochna (Forssk.) Snowden var. technicum (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum durra (Forssk.) Stapf
Sorghum elegans (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum gambicum Snowden
Sorghum guineense Stapf
Sorghum melaleucum Stapf
Sorghum mellitum Snowden
Sorghum membranaceum Chiov.
Sorghum membranaceum Chiov. var. ehrenbergianum (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum miliiforme (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum nervosum Chiov.
Sorghum nervosum Besser ex Schult. & Schult. f.
Sorghum nigricans (Ruiz & Pav.) Snowden
Sorghum notabile Snowden
Sorghum roxburghii Stapf
Sorghum roxburghii Stapf var. hians (Stapf) Stapf
Sorghum saccharatum (L.) Moench
Sorghum splendidum (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum subglabrescens (Steud.) Schweinf. & Asch.
Sorghum subglabrescens (Steud.) Schweinf. & Asch. var. compactum (Burkill ex C. Benson & C. K. Subba Rao) Snowden
Sorghum subglabrescens (Steud.) Schweinf. & Asch. var. oviforme Snowden
Sorghum subglabrescens (Steud.) Schweinf. & Asch. var. rubidum (Burkill ex C. Benson & C. K. Subba Rao) Snowden
Sorghum technicum Batt. & Trab.
Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. caffrorum (Retz.) F. T. Hubb. & Rehder
Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. durra (Forssk.) F. T. Hubb. & Rehder
Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. roxburghii (Stapf) Haines
Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. saccharatum (L.) Boerl.
Sorghum conspicuum Snowden var. pilosum Snowden
Sorghum japonicum (Hack.) Roshev.
Sorghum conspicuum Snowden
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. miliiformis Hack.
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. technicum (Körn.) Stapf ex Holland
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. technicus Körn.
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. elegans Körn.
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. subglobosus Hack.
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. arduinii Körn.
Sorghum margaritiferum Stapf
Sorghum simulans Snowden
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. var. lasiorhachis Hack.
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. subvar. japonicus Hack.
Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. technicum (Körn.) Fiori & Paol.
Sorghum caffrorum (Thunb.) P. Beauv. var. caffrorum
Sorghum cernuum (Ard.) Host var. cernuum
Sorghum conspicuum Snowden var. conspicuum
Sorghum coriaceum Snowden var. coriaceum
Sorghum dochna (Forssk.) Snowden var. dochna
Sorghum membranaceum Chiov. var. membranaceum
Sorghum roxburghii Stapf var. roxburghii
Sorghum subglabrescens (Steud.) Schweinf. & Asch. var. subglabrescens
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Reference(s)
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  2. CIAT/FAO collaboration on tropical forages. Grassland Species Profiles (on-line resource). URL: http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/agpc/doc/gbase/Default.htm
  3. de Wet, J. M. J. 1978. Systematics and evolution of Sorghum sect. Sorghum (Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 65:479. URL: http://www.amjbot.org
  4. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  5. El Bassam, N. 1998. Energy plant species.
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  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  9. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
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  14. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
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Common names
English
broomcorn –
durra –
feterita –
forage sorghum –
grain sorghum –
great millet –
Kaffir-corn –
milo –
shallu –
sorghum –
sweet sorghum –
Ethiopia
bachanta –
French
gros mil –
sorgho –
German
gewöhnliche Mohrenhirse –
nickende Mohrenhirse –
Zuckerhirse –
India
jowar –
Italian
sorgo –
Japanese Rōmaji
morokoshi –
Portuguese
sorgo –
Spanish
daza –
sorgo –
Swedish
durra –
Transcribed Chinese
gao liang –
Transcribed Korean
susu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    cult. throughout tropic, subtropic, & warm-temperate regions
Cultivated (cult. throughout tropic, subtropic, & warm-temperate regions)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Animal foodforage Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Food additivesflavoringfor beer fide Amer J Bot 65:480. 1978de Wet, J. M. J. 1978. Systematics and evolution of Sorghum sect. Sorghum (Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 65:479. URL: http://www.amjbot.org
Fuelspetroleum substitute/alcohol El Bassam, N. 1998. Energy plant species.
Human foodbeverage basefide Amer J Bot 65:480. 1978de Wet, J. M. J. 1978. Systematics and evolution of Sorghum sect. Sorghum (Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 65:479. URL: http://www.amjbot.org
Human foodcerealfide Amer J Bot 65:480. 1978de Wet, J. M. J. 1978. Systematics and evolution of Sorghum sect. Sorghum (Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 65:479. URL: http://www.amjbot.org
Human foodsugarfide Amer J Bot 65:480. 1978de Wet, J. M. J. 1978. Systematics and evolution of Sorghum sect. Sorghum (Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 65:479. URL: http://www.amjbot.org
Materialsfiberfor making brooms & brushesMabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.


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