Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor GRIN-Global

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 (6598 active accession[s])
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench nothosubsp. drummondii (Steud.) de Wet ex Davidse (5 active accession[s])
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. verticilliflorum (Steud.) de Wet ex Wiersema & J. Dahlb. (1 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)

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de Wet, J. M. J. 1978. Systematics and evolution of Sorghum sect. Sorghum (Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 65:479.
Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
El Bassam, N. 1998. Energy plant species.
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Wiersema, J. H. & J. Dahlberg. 2007. The nomenclature of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (Gramineae). Taxon 56:944.
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).

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_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
2	Cultivated

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Animal food	fodder	Mabberley, D. J. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997
Animal food	forage	Mabberley, D. J. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997
Food additives	flavoring	de Wet, J. M. J. 1978. Systematics and evolution of Sorghum sect. Sorghum (Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 65:479.
Fuels	petroleum substitute/alcohol	El Bassam, N. 1998. Energy plant species.
Human food	beverage base	de Wet, J. M. J. 1978. Systematics and evolution of Sorghum sect. Sorghum (Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 65:479.
Human food	cereal	de Wet, J. M. J. 1978. Systematics and evolution of Sorghum sect. Sorghum (Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 65:479.
Human food	sugar	de Wet, J. M. J. 1978. Systematics and evolution of Sorghum sect. Sorghum (Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 65:479.
Materials	fiber	Mabberley, D. J. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997
Medicines	folklore	Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	Wood, J. R. I. A handbook of the flora of Yemen. 1997

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=454806. Accessed 30 November 2024.