ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Sorghum bicolor

Name author: (L.) Moench

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sorghum
Species: Sorghum bicolor
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1794

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Sorghum bicolor. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

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Holcus sorghum var. afrorumName author: (Retz.) L.H.Bailey
Holcus sorghum var. caffrorumName author: (Retz.) L.H.Bailey
Holcus sorghum var. durraName author: (Forssk.) L.H.Bailey
Holcus sorghum var. saccharatusName author: (L.) L.H.Bailey
Holcus sorghum var. technicusName author: (Körn.) L.H.Bailey
Milium bicolorName author: (L.) Cav.
Milium compactumName author: (Lam.) Cav.
Milium maximumName author: Cav.
Milium nigricansName author: Ruiz & Pav.
Milium sorghumName author: (L.) Cav.
Milium sorgoName author: Garsault
Panicum afrorumName author: Retz.
Panicum caffrorumName author: Retz.
Panicum frumentaceumName author: Salisb.
Panicum sacchariferumName author: Salisb.
Rhaphis arundinaceaName author: Desv.
Rhaphis sorghumName author: (L.) Roberty
Sorghum abyssinicumName author: Stapf
Sorghum abyssinicumName author: (Hack.) Chiov.
Sorghum aethiopicumName author: (Hack.) Rupr. ex Stapf
Sorghum aethiopicum var. brevifoliumName author: Snowden
Sorghum afrorumName author: (Retz.) P.Beauv.
Sorghum afrorum var. albofuscumName author: (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum afrorum var. bicarinatumName author: Snowden
Sorghum afrorum var. densissimumName author: (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden
Sorghum afrorum var. lasiorhachisName author: (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum afrorum var. neesiiName author: (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum afrorum var. ondongaeName author: (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum albumName author: Roem. & Schult.
Sorghum ankolibName author: (Hack.) Stapf
Sorghum ankolib var. glaberrimumName author: (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum anomalumName author: Desv.
Sorghum arduiniiName author: (Gmel.) J.Jacq.
Sorghum arduinoiName author: (J.F.Gmel.) J.Jacq.
Sorghum arundinaceumName author: (Desv.) Stapf
Sorghum basiplicatumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum basiplicatum f. eburneumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum basiplicatum f. jodolepisName author: Chiov.
Sorghum basiplicatum f. leucolepisName author: Chiov.
Sorghum basiplicatum var. atropaniculatumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum basiplicatum var. microcarpumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum basiplicatum var. pallescensName author: Chiov.
Sorghum basiplicatum var. paniculatellumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum basiplicatum var. pseudoanfetumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum basiplicatum var. rubellumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum basiplicatum var. rubrogeminumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum basiplicatum var. subflavescensName author: Chiov.
Sorghum basutorumName author: Snowden
Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolorName author: Not supplied
Sorghum bicolor subsp. verticilliflorumName author: (Steud.) de Wet ex Wiersema & J.Dahlb.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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