Sorghum bicolor
A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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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 usorumName author: Nees
- Sorghum verticilliflorumName author: (Steud.) Stapf
- Sorghum verticilliflorum var. infrequensName author: Snowden
- Sorghum verticilliflorum var. ornatumName author: Snowden
- Sorghum vogelianumName author: (Piper) Stapf
- Sorghum vulgareName author: Pers.
- Sorghum vulgare subsp. bicolorName author: (L.) Maire & Weiller
- Sorghum vulgare var. afrorumName author: (Retz.) F.T.Hubb. & Rehder
- Sorghum vulgare var. angolenseName author: Rendle
- Sorghum vulgare var. bicolorName author: (L.) Pers.
- Sorghum vulgare var. caffrorumName author: (Retz.) F.T.Hubb. & Rehder
- Sorghum vulgare var. caudatumName author: (Hack.) A.F.Hill
- Sorghum vulgare var. cernuumName author: (Ard.) Fiori & Paoli
- Sorghum vulgare var. durraName author: (Forssk.) F.T.Hubb. & Rehder
- Sorghum vulgare var. nervosumName author: (Besser ex Schult.) Forbes & Hemsl.
- Sorghum vulgare var. nigricansName author: (Ruiz & Pav.) Hill
- Sorghum vulgare var. roxburghiiName author: (Hack.) Haines
- Sorghum vulgare var. rubensName author: (Gaertn.) Pers.
- Sorghum vulgare var. saccharatumName author: (L.) Boerl.
- Sorghum vulgare var. subglabrescensName author: (Steud.) A.F.Hill
- Sorghum vulgare var. technicumName author: (Körn.) Jáv.
- Sorghum vulgare var. technicumName author: (Körn.) Fiori & Paol.
- Sorghum vulgare var. vulgareName author: Not supplied
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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