As classified in WFO snapshot
March 2019
Warning: older classification
genus
Sorghum
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 | Hookers Icon. Pl. 14: t. 1379. 1882. | — | wfo-4000008539 |
Species in Sorghum ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ${taxonConcept.hasName.id} | |||
| — — | ${synonym.id} |
Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Sorghum:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorghum annuum | Fl. Algérie Monocot.: 128 1895 | wfo-0000900145 | ||
| Sorghum arduini var. bicolor | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 236 236 1935 | — | wfo-0001247059 | |
| Sorghum aterrimum | Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 121 1917 | wfo-0000900158 | ||
| Sorghum aterrimum var. transiens | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 223 1935 | — | wfo-0000900160 | |
| Sorghum bicolor var. transiens | Micronesica 18: 96 1982 publ. 1984 | wfo-0000900202 | ||
| Sorghum caffrorum var. albidum | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 243 243 1935 | — | wfo-0001247070 | |
| Sorghum caffrorum var. densissimum | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 244 244 1935 | — | wfo-0001247275 | |
| Sorghum caffrorum var. ondongae | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 243 243 1935 | — | wfo-0001247071 | |
| Sorghum caudatum var. colorans | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 247 247 1935 | — | wfo-0001254253 | |
| Sorghum caudatum var. kerstingianum | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 247 247 1935 | — | wfo-0001254252 | |
| Sorghum caudatum var. natae | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 246 246 1935 | — | wfo-0001254251 | |
| Sorghum cernuum var. agricolarum | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 251 251 1935 | — | wfo-0001254275 | |
| Sorghum conspicuum var. callomelan | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 228 228 1935 | — | wfo-0001246939 | |
| Sorghum conspicuum var. usaramense | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 227 227 1935 | — | wfo-0001246938 | |
| Sorghum durra var. coimbatoricum | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 250 250 1935 | — | wfo-0001254268 | |
| Sorghum durra var. mediocre | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 249 249 1935 | — | wfo-0001254267 | |
| Sorghum durra var. niloticum | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 249 249 1935 | — | wfo-0001254260 | |
| Sorghum durra var. rutilum | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 249 249 1935 | — | wfo-0001254258 | |
| Sorghum elegans var. baumannii | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 239 239 1935 | — | wfo-0001247067 | |
| Sorghum elegans var. holstii | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 239 239 1935 | — | wfo-0001247066 | |
| Sorghum elegans var. schumannii | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 238 238 1935 | — | wfo-0001247062 | |
| Sorghum elegans var. ziegleri | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 239 239 1935 | — | wfo-0001247064 | |
| Sorghum elliotii | Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 118 1917 | wfo-0000900318 | ||
| Sorghum guineense var. amphilobum | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 224 224 1935 | — | wfo-0001246936 | |
| Sorghum guineense var. intermedium | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 225 225 1935 | — | wfo-0001246937 | |
| Sorghum hewisonii | J. Agric. Res. 44: 318 1932 | wfo-0000900386 | ||
| Sorghum margaritiferum var. tremulans | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 224 224 1935 | — | wfo-0001246934 | |
| Sorghum membranaceum var. ehrenbergianum | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 231 231 1935 | — | wfo-0001246943 | |
| Sorghum membranaceum var. lateritium | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 231 231 1935 | — | wfo-0001246942 | |
| Sorghum mucronatum | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 1891 | wfo-0000900452 | ||
| Sorghum nardus var. grandis | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 792 1891 | — | wfo-0001282524 | |
| Sorghum negrosense | Philipp. Agric. Rev. 1: 33 1908 | wfo-0000900458 | ||
| Sorghum nigricans var. calcareum | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 245 245 1917 | — | wfo-0001254249 | |
| Sorghum nigricans var. cerevisiae | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 244 244 1935 | — | wfo-0001247276 | |
| Sorghum nigricans var. concolor | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 244 244 1935 | — | wfo-0001247279 | |
| Sorghum nigricans var. peruvianum | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 244 244 1935 | wfo-0001247278 | ||
| Sorghum nigricans var. stuhlmannii | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 245 245 1935 | — | wfo-0001247280 | |
| Sorghum nigricans var. ussiense | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 245 245 1935 | — | wfo-0001247281 | |
| Sorghum niloticum | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 55: 258 1955 | wfo-0000900467 | ||
| Sorghum nitens | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 224 1935 | wfo-0000900468 | ||
| Sorghum randolphianum | Revista Argent. Agron. 13: 16 1946 | wfo-0000900124 | ||
| Sorghum scoparium | Fl. Greece A. Pterid. Gymnosp. Mon.: ? 1938 | — | wfo-0000900591 | |
| Sorghum subglabrescens var. compactum | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 253 253 1935 | — | wfo-0001254277 | |
| Sorghum subglabrescens var. irungiforme | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 253 253 1935 | — | wfo-0001254278 | |
| Sorghum subglabrescens var. leucocarpum | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 254 254 1935 | — | wfo-0001254281 | |
| Sorghum subglabrescens var. umbonatum | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 254 254 1935 | — | wfo-0001254283 | |
| Sorghum thonizzii | Cat. Ort. Bot. Napoli 98 1867 | wfo-0000900624 | ||
| Sorghum zeae | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 1891 | wfo-0000900671 |