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Sorghum Moench

This genus name was first published in Methodus (Moench) 207 1794   Link to external nomenclature reference

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.

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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 arduini var. bicolor (Körn.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 236 1935 — wfo-0001247059
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum caffrorum var. albidum (Körn.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 243 1935 — wfo-0001247070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum caffrorum var. densissimum (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 244 1935 — wfo-0001247275
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum caffrorum var. ondongae (Körn.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 243 1935 — wfo-0001247071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum caudatum var. colorans (Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 247 1935 — wfo-0001254253
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum caudatum var. kerstingianum (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 247 1935 — wfo-0001254252
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum caudatum var. natae (Körn.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 246 1935 — wfo-0001254251
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum cernuum var. agricolarum (Brukill ex Benson & Subba Rao) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 251 1935 — wfo-0001254275
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum condensatum f. micropolyanthum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3[3]: 368. 1898 [28 Sep 1898] as Sorgum Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325137
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum condensatum var. paniculatum (Kunth) Kuntze – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001390892
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum conspicuum var. callomelan (K.Schum.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 228 1935 — wfo-0001246939
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum conspicuum var. usaramense (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 227 1935 — wfo-0001246938
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum durra var. coimbatoricum (Burkill ex Benson & Subba Rao) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 250 1935 — wfo-0001254268
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum durra var. mediocre (Burkill ex Benson & Subba Rao) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 249 1935 — wfo-0001254267
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum durra var. niloticum (Körn.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 249 1935 — wfo-0001254260
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum durra var. rutilum (Stapf) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 249 1935 — wfo-0001254258
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum elegans var. baumannii (Körn. ex K.Schum.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 239 1935 — wfo-0001247067
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum elegans var. holstii (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 239 1935 — wfo-0001247066
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum elegans var. schumannii Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 238 1935 — wfo-0001247062
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum elegans var. ziegleri (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 239 1935 — wfo-0001247064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum glaucescens var. tristachyum (Kunth) Kuntze – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392830
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum guineense var. amphilobum (Busse & Pilg.) S.F.Blake Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 224 1935 — wfo-0001246936
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum guineense var. intermedium (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 225 1935 — wfo-0001246937
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum margaritiferum var. tremulans (Stapf) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 224 1935 — wfo-0001246934
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum membranaceum var. ehrenbergianum (Körn.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 231 1935 — wfo-0001246943
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum membranaceum var. lateritium (Stapf) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 231 1935 — wfo-0001246942
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum mucronatum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000900452
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nardus var. grandis (Nees ex Steud.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 1891 — wfo-0001282524
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nigricans var. calcareum (Busse & Pilg.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 245 1917 — wfo-0001254249
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nigricans var. cerevisiae (Stapf) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 244 1935 — wfo-0001247276
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nigricans var. concolor (K.Schum. ex Engl.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 244 1935 — wfo-0001247279
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nigricans var. peruvianum Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 244. [4 Sep 1935] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001247278
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nigricans var. stuhlmannii (Körn. ex K.Schum.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 245 1935 — wfo-0001247280
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nigricans var. ussiense (Körn.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 245 1935 — wfo-0001247281
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nutans var. genuinum Hack. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 2(3): 274. 1883 [1 Jul 1883] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001397737
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nutans var. linnaeanum Hack. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391115
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum serratum var. genuinum Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1915 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399571
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum serratum var. majus Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1915 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399573
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum serratum var. nitidum (Spreng.) Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1915 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399579
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum subglabrescens var. compactum (Burkill ex Benson & Subba Rao) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 253 1935 — wfo-0001254277
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum subglabrescens var. irungiforme (Burkill ex Benson & Subba Rao) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 253 1935 — wfo-0001254278
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum subglabrescens var. leucocarpum (Chiov.) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 254 1935 — wfo-0001254281
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum subglabrescens var. umbonatum (Stapf) Snowden Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935(5): 254 1935 — wfo-0001254283
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum villosum var. divaricatopilosum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3[3]: 368. 1898 [28 Sep 1898] as Sorgum Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001397200
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum zeae Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000900671