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 eplicatum var. cereumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum eplicatum var. erythrocarpumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum eplicatum var. fioriiName author: Chiov.
Sorghum eplicatum var. hackeliiName author: Chiov.
Sorghum eplicatum var. heterochromumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum eplicatum var. melanoleucumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum eplicatum var. virescensName author: Chiov.
Sorghum exsertumName author: Snowden
Sorghum gambicumName author: Snowden
Sorghum giganteumName author: Edgew.
Sorghum glabrescensName author: (Steud.) Schweinf. & Asch.
Sorghum glycychylumName author: Pass.
Sorghum guineenseName author: Stapf
Sorghum halepense subsp. sativumName author: (Hack.) Trab.
Sorghum halepense subvar. aristatumName author: Rendle
Sorghum halepense var. effusumName author: (Hack.) Rendle
Sorghum halepense var. saccharatumName author: (L.) Goiran
Sorghum japonicumName author: (Hack.) Roshev.
Sorghum lanceolatumName author: Stapf
Sorghum macrochaetaName author: Snowden
Sorghum margaritiferumName author: Stapf
Sorghum margaritiferum var. ovaliferumName author: (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum medioplicatumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum melaleucumName author: Stapf
Sorghum melanocarpumName author: Huber
Sorghum mellitumName author: Snowden
Sorghum membranaceumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum membranaceum var. baldratianumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum membranaceum var. lateritiumName author: (Stapf) Snowden
Sorghum miliiformeName author: (Hack.) Snowden
Sorghum miliiforme var. rotundulumName author: Snowden
Sorghum miliiforme var. sikkimenseName author: Snowden
Sorghum nankinenseName author: Huber
Sorghum negrosenseName author: Nesom
Sorghum nervosumName author: Besser ex Schult.
Sorghum nervosumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum nigericumName author: P.Vig.
Sorghum nigricansName author: Snowden
Sorghum nigricans var. angolenseName author: (Rendle) Snowden
Sorghum nigrumName author: (Ard.) Roem. & Schult.
Sorghum notabileName author: Snowden
Sorghum pallidumName author: Chiov.
Sorghum panicoidesName author: Stapf
Sorghum papyrascensName author: Stapf
Sorghum papyrascens var. lateritiumName author: Stapf
Sorghum pugionifoliumName author: Snowden
Sorghum pyramidaleName author: Roem. & Schult.
Sorghum rigidumName author: Snowden
Sorghum rolliiName author: Chiov.
Sorghum roxburghiiName author: Stapf

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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