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Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Methodus: 207 (1794)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Poales
family
Poaceae
genus
Sorghum
species
Sorghum bicolor

Name

Synonyms
Agrostis nigricans (Ruiz & Pav.) Poir.
Andropogon besseri Kunth
Andropogon bicolor (L.) Roxb.
Andropogon caffrorum (Retz.) Kunth
Andropogon cernuus (Willd.) Roxb.
Andropogon compactus Brot.
Andropogon halepensis var. campanus (Ten. & Coss.) Richt.
Andropogon niger (Ard.) Kunth
Andropogon rubens (Gaertn.) Kunth
Andropogon saccharatrus Kunth
Andropogon saccharatus (L.) Raspail
Andropogon saccharatus (L.) Roxb.
Andropogon saccharatus Kunth
Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot.
Andropogon sorghum f. pallidus Chiov.
Andropogon sorghum subsp. bicolor (L.) Körn.
Andropogon sorghum subsp. cafer (Ard.) Körn.
Andropogon sorghum subsp. cernuus (Ard.) Körn.
Andropogon sorghum subsp. dochna (Forssk.) C.Chr.
Andropogon sorghum subsp. durra (Forssk.) Hack.
Homonyms
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
Sorghum bicolor Kuntze
Common names
Almindellig Durra in Danish
Creole Corn in English
Dvispalvis sorgas in Lithuanian
Echte Mohrenhirse in German
Echte Mohrenhirse in German
Echte Mohrenhirse in German
Echte Sorghumhirse in German
Forage Sorghum in English
Giant-millet in English
Great Millet in English
Great Millet in English
Great Millet in English
Great Millet in English
Grote sorgo in Dutch
Guinea Corn in English
Kafferkoren in Dutch
Mainshi Chikí in language.
Mainshi Rabo in language.
Mainshi di Rabu in language.
Mainshi di Shete Siman in language.
Maishi Rabu in language.
Maishi Shikitu in language.
Millet à balai in French
Millet-corn in English
Mohrenhirse in German
Mohrenhirse in German
Qaraboċċ in Maltese
Rhodesian Sudan Grass in English
Rhodesian Sudan grass in English
Rhodesian Sudan grass in English
Sirak metlaš in Croatian
Sorgho in French
Sorgho bicolore in French
Sorgho bicolore, Sorgho commun, Millet à balai, Sorgho cultivé in French
Sorgho commun in French
Sorgho commun in French
Sorgho commun in French
Sorgho commun in French
Sorgho commun in French
Sorgho commun, Maïs cafre, Mapimbe in French
Sorghum in English
Sorghum in English
Sorghum in English
Sorghum in English
Sorghums in English
Sorgo in Portuguese
Sorgo africano in Spanish
Sorgo coltivato in Italian
Sorgo coltivato in Italian
Sorgo coltivato in Italian

Bibliographic References

  1. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  2. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021esi), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=SOBI2
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