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Taxon:
Sorghum bicolor
(L.) Moench subsp.
bicolor
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Sorghum
Section:
Sorghum
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
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
(0 active accession[s])
Sorghum bicolor
(L.) Moench subsp.
drummondii
(Steud.) de Wet ex Davidse
(1 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.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon sorghum
(L.) Brot.
Holcus sorghum
L.
Sorghum vulgare
Pers.
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
Korn.
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
(Korn.) 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
(Korn.) Snowden
Sorghum durra
(Forssk.) Stapf
Sorghum elegans
(Korn.) Snowden
Sorghum gambicum
Snowden
Sorghum guineense
Stapf
Sorghum melaleucum
Stapf
Sorghum mellitum
Snowden
Sorghum membranaceum
Chiov.
Sorghum membranaceum
Chiov. var.
ehrenbergianum
(Korn.) 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
(Korn.) Stapf ex Holland
Andropogon sorghum
(L.) Brot. var.
technicus
Korn.
Andropogon sorghum
(L.) Brot. var.
elegans
Korn.
Andropogon sorghum
(L.) Brot. var.
subglobosus
Hack.
Andropogon sorghum
(L.) Brot. var.
arduinii
Korn.
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
(Korn.) Fiori & Paol.
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Reference(s)
Batra, L. R.
Names of Japanese plants sorted by their Japanese names in Romanized Katakana and scientific nomenclature. 1995
CIAT/FAO collaboration on tropical forages.
Grassland Species Profiles (on-line resource).
http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/agpc/doc/gbase/Default.htm
de Wet, J. M. J.
1978. Systematics and evolution of
Sorghum
sect.
Sorghum
(Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 65:479.
http://www.amjbot.org
Duke, J. A. et al.
CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
El Bassam, N.
1998. Energy plant species.
Erhardt, W. et al.
Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. 2002
FNA Editorial Committee.
Flora of North America. 1993-
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
Hortus third. 1976
Mabberley, D. J.
The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997
Nair, N. V. et al.
2006. Characterization of intergeneric hybrids of
Saccharum
using molecular markers. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 53:163-169.
Note:
tested the use of RAPD markers to identify genuine hybrids, it verified hybridization between
Saccharum officinarum
and this taxon. All hybrids were phenotypically closer to
Saccharum
since it contributes the major part of the genome
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
Wiersema, J. H. & J. Dahlberg.
2007. The nomenclature of
Sorghum bicolor
(L.) Moench (Gramineae). Taxon 56:944.
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Wood, J. R. I.
A handbook of the flora of Yemen. 1997
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
English
broomcorn –
Reference(s)
durra –
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feterita –
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forage sorghum –
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grain sorghum –
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great millet –
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Kaffir-corn –
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milo –
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shallu –
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sorghum –
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sweet sorghum –
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Ethiopia
bachanta –
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French
gros mil –
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sorgho –
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German
gewöhnliche Mohrenhirse –
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nickende Mohrenhirse –
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Zuckerhirse –
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India
jowar –
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Italian
sorgo –
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Japanese Rōmaji
morokoshi –
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Portuguese
sorgo –
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Spanish
daza –
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sorgo –
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Swedish
durra –
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Transcribed Chinese
gao liang –
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Transcribed Korean
susu –
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Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
2
Cultivated
cult. throughout tropic, subtropic, & warm-temperate regions
Cultivated
(cult. throughout tropic, subtropic, & warm-temperate regions)
Economic Uses
Animal food
Food additives
flavoring (for beer fide Amer J Bot 65:480. 1978) –
Reference(s)
Fuels
petroleum substitute/alcohol (fide N. El Bassam 1998) –
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Human food
beverage base (fide Amer J Bot 65:480. 1978) –
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Materials
fiber (for making brooms & brushes fide Pl Book) –
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Medicines
folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2) –
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Vertebrate poisons
mammals (fide F Yemen) –
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Name
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Economic Uses