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Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
Taxonomic Serial No.: 42108

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Species
	Synonym(s):	Sorghum caudatum (Hack.) Stapf
		Sorghum dochna (Forssk.) Snowden
		Holcus bicolor L.
		Holcus sorghum L.
		Sorghum caffrorum (Thunb.) P. Beauv.
		Sorghum cernuum (Ard.) Host
		Sorghum durra (Forssk.) Stapf
		Sorghum guineense Stapf
		Sorghum nervosum Besser ex Schult.
		Sorghum saccharatum (L.) Moench
		Sorghum subglabrescens (Steud.) Schweinf. & Asch.
		Sorghum vulgare Pers.
		Sorghum bicolor ssp. bicolor (L.) Moench
		Sorghum bicolor var. caffrorum (Retz.) Mohlenbr.
		Sorghum bicolor var. sudanense (Piper) Hitchc.
		Sorghum bicolor var. virgatum (Hack.) de Wet & Huckabay
		Sorghum dochna var. technicum (K�rn.) Snowden
		Sorghum vulgare var. caffrorum (Retz.) F.T. Hubb. & Rehder
		Sorghum vulgare var. durra (Forssk.) Hubb. & Rehder
		Sorghum vulgare var. roxburghii (Stapf) Haines
		Sorghum vulgare var. saccharatum (L.) Boerl.
		Sorghum vulgare var. technicum (K�rn.) J�v.
		Andropogon bicolor (L.) Roxb.
		Andropogon caffrorum (Thunb.) Kunth
		Andropogon saccharatus (L.) Raspail
		Andropogon saccharatus (L.) Roxb.
		Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot.
		Andropogon vulgaris (Pers.) Raspail
		Holcus caffrorum Thunb.
		Holcus cernuus Ard.
		Holcus cernuus Muhl.
		Holcus dochna Forssk.
		Holcus durra Forssk.
		Holcus saccharatus L.
		Holcus sorghum Brot.
		Milium bicolor (L.) Cav.
		Milium nigricans Ruiz & Pav.
		Panicum caffrorum Retz.
		Panicum sacchariferum (L.) Salisb.
		Sorghum coriaceum Snowden
		Sorghum dura Griseb.
		Sorghum durra (Forssk.) Batt. & Trab.
		Sorghum exsertum Snowden
		Sorghum japonicum (Hack.) Roshev.
		Sorghum margaritiferum Stapf
		Sorghum nigricans (Ruiz & Pav.) Snowden
		Sorghum roxburghii Stapf
		Sorghum saccharatum (L.) Pers.
		Sorghum saccharatum Host
		Sorghum sorghum (L.) H. Karst.
		Sorghum technicum (K�rn.) Batt. & Trab.
		Sorghum technicum (K�rn.) Roshev.
		Andropogon sorghum var. albofuscus K�rn.
		Andropogon sorghum var. bicarinatus Hack.
		Andropogon sorghum var. bicolor (L.) Hack.
		Andropogon sorghum var. bicolor (L.) Koern. & Wern.
		Andropogon sorghum var. cernuus (Ard.) K�rn. & F.A. Werner
		Andropogon sorghum var. dochna (Forssk.) C. Chr.
		Andropogon sorghum var. durra (Forssk.) Hack.
		Andropogon sorghum var. hians Stapf
		Andropogon sorghum var. nervosus (Besser ex Schult.) Hack.
		Andropogon sorghum var. saccharatus (L.) Alef.
		Andropogon sorghum var. saccharatus (L.) K�rn.
		Andropogon sorghum var. sativus Hack.
		Andropogon sorghum var. subglobosus Hack.
		Andropogon sorghum var. submuticus Hack.
		Andropogon sorghum var. technicus K�rn.
		Andropogon sorghum var. vulgaris (Pers.) Hack.
		Andropogon sorghum var. vulgaris (Pers.) Stapf ex Hook. f.
		Holcus saccharatus var. technicus (K�rn.) Farw.
		Holcus sorghum var. caffrorum (Thunb.) L.H. Bailey
		Holcus sorghum var. durra (Forssk.) Bailey
		Holcus sorghum var. saccharatus (L.) L.H. Bailey
		Holcus sorghum var. technicus (K�rn.) L.H. Bailey
		Sorghum bicolor var. bicolor (L.) Moench
		Sorghum bicolor var. caffrorum (Thunb.) Mohlenbr.
		Sorghum bicolor var. cernuum (Ard.) Ghisa
		Sorghum bicolor var. saccharatum (L.) Mohlenbr.
		Sorghum bicolor var. technicum (K�rn.) Stapf ex Holland
		Sorghum caffrorum var. albofuscum (K�rn.) Snowden
		Sorghum caffrorum var. bicarinatum (Hack.) Snowden
		Sorghum caudatum var. angolense (Rendle) Stapf
		Sorghum dochna var. dochna (Forssk.) Snowden
		Sorghum halepense var. saccharatum (L.) Goiran
		Sorghum nigricans var. angolense (Rendle) Snowden
		Sorghum roxburghii var. hians (Stapf) Stapf
		Sorghum saccharatum var. bicolor (L.) Kergu�len
		Sorghum saccharatum var. technicum (K�rn.) Doronina & Ivanjuk.
		Sorghum saccharatum var. vulgare (Pers.) Kuntze
		Sorghum vulgare var. angolense Rendle
		Sorghum vulgare var. bicolor (L.) Eaton & Wright
		Sorghum vulgare var. bicolor (L.) Pers.
		Sorghum vulgare var. cernuum (Ard.) Fiori & Paol.
		Sorghum vulgare var. nervosum (Besser ex Schult.) Forbes & Hemsley
		Sorghum vulgare var. nigricans (Ruiz & Pav.) A.F. Hill
		Sorghum vulgare var. technicum (K�rn.) Fiori & Paol.
		Sorghum vulgare var. vulgare Pers.
		Andropogon sorghum subvar. japonicus Hack.
	Common Name(s):	broom-corn
		black amber
		chicken corn
		shattercane
		wild cane
		shatter cane
		sorghum
		broomcorn

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phan�rogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Lilianae – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotyl�dones
	Order	Poales
	Family	Poaceae – grasses, gramin�es
	Genus	Sorghum Moench – sorghum
	Species	Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench – broom-corn, black amber, chicken corn, shattercane, wild cane, shatter cane, sorghum, broomcorn

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	Source:	Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009, database (version 24/11/2009)
	Acquired:	2009
	Notes:	Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html
	Reference for:	Sorghum bicolor

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
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	Reference for:	Sorghum bicolor

	Source:	Poaceae update, database (version Sept. 2010)
	Acquired:	2010
	Notes:	Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources
	Reference for:	Sorghum bicolor

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Sorghum bicolor

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Sorghum bicolor

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Geographic Information


	Geographic Division:	Oceania
		Caribbean
		North America
		South America

	Jurisdiction/Origin:	Continental US, Introduced
		Hawaii, Introduced
		Caribbean Territories, Introduced

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