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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Sorghum centroplicatum var. sabderatenseName author: Chiov.
Sorghum centroplicatum var. subcarneumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum centroplicatum var. tricolorName author: Chiov.
Sorghum cernuumName author: Willd.
Sorghum cernuum var. armeniacumName author: Ivanjuk.
Sorghum cernuum var. globosumName author: (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum cernuum var. orbiculatumName author: Snowden
Sorghum cernuum var. subcylindricumName author: Snowden
Sorghum cernuum var. truchmenorumName author: (Klokov) Snowden
Sorghum cernuum var. yemenseName author: (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum chinenseName author: Jakusch.
Sorghum communeName author: P.Beauv.
Sorghum compactumName author: Lag.
Sorghum conspicuumName author: Snowden
Sorghum conspicuum var. orientaleName author: Snowden
Sorghum coriaceumName author: Snowden
Sorghum dochnaName author: (Forssk.) Snowden
Sorghum dochna var. atrumName author: Snowden
Sorghum dochna var. burmanicumName author: (Benson & Subba Rao) Snowden
Sorghum dochna var. corymbosumName author: (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum dochna var. dochnaName author: Not supplied
Sorghum dochna var. formosumName author: Snowden
Sorghum dochna var. irunguName author: (Benson & Subba Rao) Snowden
Sorghum dochna var. melliferumName author: Snowden
Sorghum dochna var. obovatumName author: (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum dochna var. pulchrumName author: (Burk. ex Benson & Subba Rao) Snowden
Sorghum dochna var. technicumName author: (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum dochna var. wightiiName author: (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum doncha var. wightiiName author: (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum doraName author: Griseb.
Sorghum dulcicauleName author: Snowden
Sorghum dulcicaule var. griseo-lilacinumName author: Ivanjuk.
Sorghum duraName author: Griseb.
Sorghum durraName author: (Forssk.) Trab.
Sorghum durra var. aegyptiacumName author: (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum durra var. elongatumName author: Snowden
Sorghum durra var. eoisName author: (Burk. ex Benson & Subba Rao) Snowden
Sorghum durra var. erythrocarpumName author: (Chiov.) Snowden
Sorghum durra var. fecundumName author: Snowden
Sorghum durra var. fioriiName author: (Chiov.) Snowden
Sorghum durra var. fuscumName author: Snowden
Sorghum durra var. javanicumName author: (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum durra var. maximumName author: Snowden
Sorghum durra var. melanoleucumName author: (Chiov.) Snowden
Sorghum durra var. rivulareName author: Snowden
Sorghum elegansName author: (Körn.) Snowden
Sorghum eplicatumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum eplicatum f. dichrolepisName author: Chiov.
Sorghum eplicatum f. geminatumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum eplicatum f. laxumName author: Chiov.

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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