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Sorghum Moench

This genus name was first published in Methodus (Moench) 207 1794  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000035801.

Literature

Synonyms of Sorghum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cleistachne Benth. Hookers Icon. Pl. 14: t. 1379. 1882. — wfo-4000008539

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Sorghum:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum annuum Trab. Fl. Algérie wfo-0000900145
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum arduini var. bicolor (Körn.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001247059
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum aterrimum Stapf Fl. Trop. Afr. wfo-0000900158
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum aterrimum var. transiens (Hack.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0000900160
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum bicolor var. transiens (Hack.) Fosberg & Sachet Micronesica wfo-0000900202
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum caffrorum var. albidum (Körn.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001247070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum caffrorum var. densissimum (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001247275
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum caffrorum var. ondongae (Körn.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001247071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum caudatum var. colorans (Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001254253
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum caudatum var. kerstingianum (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001254252
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum caudatum var. natae (Körn.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001254251
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum cernuum var. agricolarum (Brukill ex Benson & Subba Rao) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001254275
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum conspicuum var. callomelan (K. Schum.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001246939
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum conspicuum var. usaramense (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001246938
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum durra var. coimbatoricum (Burkill ex Benson & Subba Rao) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001254268
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum durra var. mediocre (Burkill ex Benson & Subba Rao) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001254267
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum durra var. niloticum (Körn.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001254260
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum durra var. rutilum (Stapf) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001254258
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum elegans var. baumannii (Körn. ex K. Schum.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001247067
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum elegans var. holstii (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001247066
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum elegans var. schumannii Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001247062
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum elegans var. ziegleri (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001247064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum elliotii Stapf Fl. Trop. Afr. wfo-0000900318
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum guineense var. amphilobum (Busse & Pilg.) S.F. Blake Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001246936
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum guineense var. intermedium (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001246937
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum hewisonii (Piper) Longley J. Agric. Res. wfo-0000900386
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum margaritiferum var. tremulans (Stapf) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001246934
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum membranaceum var. ehrenbergianum (Körn.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001246943
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum membranaceum var. lateritium (Stapf) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001246942
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum mucronatum (Hack.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. wfo-0000900452
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nardus var. grandis (Nees ex Steud.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. — wfo-0001282524
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum negrosense Nesom Philipp. Agric. Rev. wfo-0000900458
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nigricans var. calcareum (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001254249
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nigricans var. cerevisiae (Stapf) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001247276
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nigricans var. concolor (K. Schum. ex Engl.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001247279
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nigricans var. peruvianum (Hack.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew wfo-0001247278
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nigricans var. stuhlmannii (Körn. ex K. Schum.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001247280
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nigricans var. ussiense (Körn.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001247281
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum niloticum (Stapf ex Piper) Snowden J. Linn. Soc., Bot. wfo-0000900467
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nitens (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew wfo-0000900468
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum randolphianum Parodi Revista Argent. Agron. wfo-0000900124
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum scoparium Cavadas Fl. Greece — wfo-0000900591
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum subglabrescens var. compactum (Burkill ex Benson & Subba Rao) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001254277
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum subglabrescens var. irungiforme (Burkill ex Benson & Subba Rao) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001254278
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum subglabrescens var. leucocarpum (Chiov.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001254281
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum subglabrescens var. umbonatum (Stapf) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew — wfo-0001254283
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum thonizzii Pasq. Cat. Ort. Bot. Napoli wfo-0000900624
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum zeae (Roem. & Schult.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. wfo-0000900671