Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Sorghum > Sorghum bicolorSorghum bicolor (broom-corn; chicken corn; broomcorn; black amber; shatter cane; shattercane; sorghum; wild cane)Synonyms: Agrostis nigricans; Andropogon besseri; Andropogon bicolor (heterotypic); Andropogon caffrorum; Andropogon cernuus; Andropogon compactus; Andropogon halepensis var. campanus; Andropogon niger; Andropogon rubens; Andropogon saccharatrus; Andropogon saccharatus; Andropogon sorghum (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum abyssinicum; Andropogon sorghum albofuscus; Andropogon sorghum ankolib; Andropogon sorghum arabicus; Andropogon sorghum bicarinatus; Andropogon sorghum bicolor; Andropogon sorghum burmanicus; Andropogon sorghum cafer; Andropogon sorghum caudatus; Andropogon sorghum cernuus; Andropogon sorghum corymbosus; Andropogon sorghum dochna; Andropogon sorghum durra; Andropogon sorghum elegans; Andropogon sorghum eois (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum f. pallidus; Andropogon sorghum globosus; Andropogon sorghum hewisonii; Andropogon sorghum hians; Andropogon sorghum irungu; Andropogon sorghum leiostachyus; Andropogon sorghum miliiformis; Andropogon sorghum neesii; Andropogon sorghum nervosus; Andropogon sorghum nitidus; Andropogon sorghum obovatus; Andropogon sorghum pallidus; Andropogon sorghum pulcher; Andropogon sorghum rubrocernuus; Andropogon sorghum rufescens; Andropogon sorghum saccharatum; Andropogon sorghum sativus; Andropogon sorghum schenkii; Andropogon sorghum schimperi; Andropogon sorghum subglobosus; Andropogon sorghum submuticus; Andropogon sorghum technicus; Andropogon sorghum usorum; Andropogon sorghum var. abyssinicus; Andropogon sorghum var. aegyptiacus; Andropogon sorghum var. aethiops; Andropogon sorghum var. agricolarum (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum var. albidus; Andropogon sorghum var. albofuscus; Andropogon sorghum var. albus; Andropogon sorghum var. amphibolus; Andropogon sorghum var. ankolib; Andropogon sorghum var. arabicus; Andropogon sorghum var. arduini; Andropogon sorghum var. arduinii; Andropogon sorghum var. baumannii; Andropogon sorghum var. bicarinatus; Andropogon sorghum var. bicolor; Andropogon sorghum var. burmanicus (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum var. cafer; Andropogon sorghum var. calcareus; Andropogon sorghum var. callomelaena; Andropogon sorghum var. campanus; Andropogon sorghum var. caudatus; Andropogon sorghum var. cernuus; Andropogon sorghum var. charisianus; Andropogon sorghum var. coimbatoricus (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum var. colorans; Andropogon sorghum var. compactus (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum var. concolor (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum var. corymbosus; Andropogon sorghum var. densissimus; Andropogon sorghum var. dochna; Andropogon sorghum var. durra; Andropogon sorghum var. ehrenbergianus; Andropogon sorghum var. elegans; Andropogon sorghum var. eois (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum var. fulvus; Andropogon sorghum var. glaberrimus; Andropogon sorghum var. globosus; Andropogon sorghum var. hians; Andropogon sorghum var. hirsutus; Andropogon sorghum var. holstii; Andropogon sorghum var. hybridus; Andropogon sorghum var. intermedius; Andropogon sorghum var. irungiformis (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum var. irungu (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum var. javanicus; Andropogon sorghum var. jucundus; Andropogon sorghum var. kerstingianus; Andropogon sorghum var. lasiorhachis; Andropogon sorghum var. leiostachyus; Andropogon sorghum var. leucospermus; Andropogon sorghum var. mediocris (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum var. melanospermus; Andropogon sorghum var. miliiformis; Andropogon sorghum var. natae; Andropogon sorghum var. neesii; Andropogon sorghum var. nervosus; Andropogon sorghum var. niger; Andropogon sorghum var. niloticus; Andropogon sorghum var. nitidus; Andropogon sorghum var. obovatus; Andropogon sorghum var. ondongae; Andropogon sorghum var. ovatoellipticus; Andropogon sorghum var. ovulifer; Andropogon sorghum var. peruvianus; Andropogon sorghum var. pulcher (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum var. roxburghii; Andropogon sorghum var. rubens; Andropogon sorghum var. rubrocermuus (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum var. rubrocernuus; Andropogon sorghum var. rufescens; Andropogon sorghum var. rugulosus; Andropogon sorghum var. saccharatus; Andropogon sorghum var. sativus; Andropogon sorghum var. schenkii; Andropogon sorghum var. schimperi; Andropogon sorghum var. schumannii; Andropogon sorghum var. splendidus; Andropogon sorghum var. stuhlmannii (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum var. subglabrescens; Andropogon sorghum var. subglobosus; Andropogon sorghum var. submuticus; Andropogon sorghum var. technicus; Andropogon sorghum var. truchmenorum; Andropogon sorghum var. usaramensis; Andropogon sorghum var. usorum; Andropogon sorghum var. ussiensis; Andropogon sorghum var. vulgaris (homotypic); Andropogon sorghum var. wightii; Andropogon sorghum var. wrightii; Andropogon sorghum var. yemensis; Andropogon sorghum var. ziegleri; Andropogon sorghum wrightii; Andropogon sorghum yemensis; Andropogon subglabrescens; Andropogon truchmenorum; Andropogon usorum; Andropogon vulgare; Andropogon vulgaris (heterotypic); Holcus albus; Holcus arduinii; Holcus arduinoi; Holcus bicolor (homotypic); Holcus cafer; Holcus caffrorum; Holcus cernuus; Holcus compactus; Holcus dochna; Holcus dora; Holcus duna; Holcus durra; Holcus ferrugineus; Holcus niger; Holcus nigerrimus; Holcus nigricans; Holcus pyramidalis; Holcus rubens; Holcus saccharatus; Holcus saccharatus technicus; Holcus saccharatus var. technicus; Holcus sorghum (homotypic); Holcus sorghum caffrorum; Holcus sorghum durra; Holcus sorghum technicus; Holcus sorghum var. caffrorum; Holcus sorghum var. durra; Holcus sorghum var. saccharatus; Holcus sorghum var. technicus; Milium bicolor (homotypic); Milium compactum; Milium maximum; Milium nigricans; Milium sorghum (homotypic); Milium sorgo; Panicum caffrorum; Panicum frumentaceum (heterotypic); Panicum sacchariferum; Rhaphis sorghum (homotypic); Sorghum abyssinicum (heterotypic); Sorghum album; Sorghum ankolib; Sorghum ankolib var. glaberrimum; Sorghum anomalum; Sorghum arduini var. bicolor; Sorghum arduinii; Sorghum arduinoi; Sorghum basiplicatum; Sorghum basiplicatum atropaniculatum; Sorghum basiplicatum eburneum; Sorghum basiplicatum f. eburneum; Sorghum basiplicatum f. jodolepis; Sorghum basiplicatum f. leucolepis; Sorghum basiplicatum jodolepis; Sorghum basiplicatum leucolepis; Sorghum basiplicatum microcarpum; Sorghum basiplicatum pallescens; Sorghum basiplicatum paniculatellum; Sorghum basiplicatum pseudoanfetum; Sorghum basiplicatum rubellum; Sorghum basiplicatum rubrogeminum; Sorghum basiplicatum subflavescens; Sorghum basiplicatum var. atropaniculatum; Sorghum basiplicatum var. leucocarpum; Sorghum basiplicatum var. microcarpum; Sorghum basiplicatum var. pallescens; Sorghum basiplicatum var. paniculatellum; Sorghum basiplicatum var. pseudoanfetum; Sorghum basiplicatum var. rubellum; Sorghum basiplicatum var. rubrogeminum; Sorghum basiplicatum var. subflavescens; Sorghum basutorum; Sorghum bicolor bicolor; Sorghum bicolor cafer; Sorghum bicolor caffrorum; Sorghum bicolor cernuum; Sorghum bicolor exaristatum; Sorghum bicolor f. bicolor; Sorghum bicolor miliiforme; Sorghum bicolor obovatum; Sorghum bicolor rotundulum; Sorghum bicolor sikkimense; Sorghum bicolor subglabrescens; Sorghum bicolor technicum (homotypic); Sorghum bicolor var. arduinii; Sorghum bicolor var. cafer; Sorghum bicolor var. caffrorum; Sorghum bicolor var. cernuum; Sorghum bicolor var. charisianum; Sorghum bicolor var. exaristatum; Sorghum bicolor var. miliiforme; Sorghum bicolor var. obovatum; Sorghum bicolor var. picigutta; Sorghum bicolor var. rotundulum; Sorghum bicolor var. saccharatum; Sorghum bicolor var. sikkimense; Sorghum bicolor var. subglabrescens; Sorghum bicolor var. subglobosum; Sorghum bicolor var. sudanense; Sorghum bicolor var. technicum; Sorghum caffrorum; Sorghum caffrorum albofuscum; Sorghum caffrorum bicarinatum; Sorghum caffrorum var. albidum; Sorghum caffrorum var. albofuscum; Sorghum caffrorum var. bicarinatum; Sorghum caffrorum var. brunneolum; Sorghum caffrorum var. densissimum; Sorghum caffrorum var. lasiorhachis; Sorghum caffrorum var. neesii; Sorghum caffrorum var. ondongae; Sorghum campanum; Sorghum caudatum; Sorghum caudatum angolense; Sorghum caudatum aristatum; Sorghum caudatum coffeatum; Sorghum caudatum dicarpum; Sorghum caudatum purpureum; Sorghum caudatum var. angolense; Sorghum caudatum var. aristatum; Sorghum caudatum var. caudatum; Sorghum caudatum var. cerevisiae; Sorghum caudatum var. coffeatum; Sorghum caudatum var. colorans; Sorghum caudatum var. dicarpum; Sorghum caudatum var. hackelii; Sorghum caudatum var. kerstingianum; Sorghum caudatum var. natae; Sorghum caudatum var. purpureum; Sorghum caudatum var. rutilum; Sorghum caudatum var. umbonatum; Sorghum centroplicatum; Sorghum centroplicatum alborubrum; Sorghum centroplicatum dubium; Sorghum centroplicatum ellipsoideum; Sorghum centroplicatum erythromelas; Sorghum centroplicatum faregg; Sorghum centroplicatum globosum; Sorghum centroplicatum incertum; Sorghum centroplicatum pallidocernuum; Sorghum centroplicatum perlarium; Sorghum centroplicatum pseudoneesii; Sorghum centroplicatum sabderatense; Sorghum centroplicatum subcarneum; Sorghum centroplicatum tricolor; Sorghum centroplicatum var. alborubrum; Sorghum centroplicatum var. dubium; Sorghum centroplicatum var. ellipsoideum; Sorghum centroplicatum var. erythromelas; Sorghum centroplicatum var. faregg; Sorghum centroplicatum var. globosum; Sorghum centroplicatum var. incertum; Sorghum centroplicatum var. pallidocernuum; Sorghum centroplicatum var. perlarium; Sorghum centroplicatum var. pseudoneesii; Sorghum centroplicatum var. sabderatense; Sorghum centroplicatum var. subcarneum; Sorghum centroplicatum var. tricolor; Sorghum cernuum; Sorghum cernuum truchmenorum; Sorghum cernuum var. agricolarum; Sorghum cernuum var. armeniacum; Sorghum cernuum var. globosum; Sorghum cernuum var. orbiculatum; Sorghum cernuum var. subcylindricum; Sorghum cernuum var. truchmenorum; Sorghum cernuum var. yemense; Sorghum cernuum yemense; Sorghum chinense; Sorghum commune; Sorghum compactum; Sorghum conspicuum; Sorghum conspicuum var. callomelan; Sorghum conspicuum var. orientale; Sorghum conspicuum var. pilosum; Sorghum conspicuum var. rubicundum; Sorghum conspicuum var. usaramense; Sorghum coriaceum; Sorghum coriaceum var. subinvolutum; Sorghum dochna; Sorghum dochna atrum; Sorghum dochna burmanicum; Sorghum dochna corymbosum; Sorghum dochna formosum; Sorghum dochna irungu; Sorghum dochna melliferum; Sorghum dochna obovatum; Sorghum dochna pulchrum; Sorghum dochna technicum; Sorghum dochna var. atrum; Sorghum dochna var. burmanicum; Sorghum dochna var. corymbosum; Sorghum dochna var. dochna; Sorghum dochna var. formosum; Sorghum dochna var. irungu; Sorghum dochna var. melliferum; Sorghum dochna var. obovatum; Sorghum dochna var. pulchrum; Sorghum dochna var. technicum; Sorghum dochna var. wightii; Sorghum dochna wrightii; Sorghum doncha var. wightii; Sorghum dora; Sorghum dulcicaule; Sorghum dulcicaule griseo-lilacinum; Sorghum dulcicaule var. griseolilacinum; Sorghum dura; Sorghum durra; Sorghum durra elongatum; Sorghum durra eois; Sorghum durra fuscum; Sorghum durra var. aegyptiacum; Sorghum durra var. coimbatoricum; Sorghum durra var. elongatum; Sorghum durra var. eois; Sorghum durra var. erythrocarpum; Sorghum durra var. fecundum; Sorghum durra var. fiorii; Sorghum durra var. fuscum; Sorghum durra var. javanicum; Sorghum durra var. maximum; Sorghum durra var. mediocre; Sorghum durra var. melanoleucum; Sorghum durra var. niloticum; Sorghum durra var. rivulare; Sorghum durra var. rutilum; Sorghum elegans; Sorghum elegans var. baumannii; Sorghum elegans var. elegans; Sorghum elegans var. holstii; Sorghum elegans var. schumannii; Sorghum elegans var. ziegleri; Sorghum eplicatum; Sorghum eplicatum cereum; Sorghum eplicatum dichrolepis; Sorghum eplicatum erythrocarpum; Sorghum eplicatum f. dichrolepis; Sorghum eplicatum f. geminatum; Sorghum eplicatum f. laxum; Sorghum eplicatum fiorii; Sorghum eplicatum geminatum; Sorghum eplicatum hackelii; Sorghum eplicatum heterochromum; Sorghum eplicatum laxum; Sorghum eplicatum melanoleucum; Sorghum eplicatum var. cereum; Sorghum eplicatum var. erythrocarpum; Sorghum eplicatum var. fiorii; Sorghum eplicatum var. hackelii; Sorghum eplicatum var. heterochromum; Sorghum eplicatum var. melanoleucum; Sorghum eplicatum var. virescens; Sorghum eplicatum virescens; Sorghum exsertum; Sorghum gambicum; Sorghum giganteum; Sorghum glabrescens; Sorghum glycychylum; Sorghum glycyphyllum; Sorghum guineense; Sorghum guineense var. amphilobum; Sorghum guineense var. intermedium; Sorghum guineense var. tremulans; Sorghum halepense sativum; Sorghum halepense var. saccharatum; Sorghum japonicum; Sorghum margaritiferum; Sorghum margaritiferum var. ovaliferum; Sorghum margaritiferum var. tremulans; Sorghum medioplicatum; Sorghum melaleucum; Sorghum melanocarpum (heterotypic); Sorghum mellitum; Sorghum membranaceum; Sorghum membranaceum baldratianum; Sorghum membranaceum var. baldratianum; Sorghum membranaceum var. ehrenbergianum; Sorghum membranaceum var. lateritium; Sorghum miliiforme; Sorghum miliiforme rotundulum; Sorghum miliiforme sikkimense; Sorghum miliiforme var. rotundulum; Sorghum miliiforme var. sikkimense; Sorghum nankinense; Sorghum negrosense; Sorghum nervosum; Sorghum nigericum; Sorghum nigricans; Sorghum nigricans angolense; Sorghum nigricans var. angolense; Sorghum nigricans var. calcareum; Sorghum nigricans var. cerevisiae; Sorghum nigricans var. concolor; Sorghum nigricans var. peruvianum; Sorghum nigricans var. stuhlmannii; Sorghum nigricans var. ussiense; Sorghum nigrum; Sorghum notabile; Sorghum pallidum (heterotypic); Sorghum papyrascens; Sorghum papyrascens var. lateritium; Sorghum pyramidale; Sorghum rigidum; Sorghum rollii; Sorghum roxburghii; Sorghum roxburghii hians; Sorghum roxburghii var. farinosum; Sorghum roxburghii var. fulvum; Sorghum roxburghii var. hians; Sorghum roxburghii var. hirsutum; Sorghum roxburghii var. jucundum; Sorghum roxburghii var. mutabile; Sorghum roxburghii var. nanum; Sorghum roxburghii var. parvum; Sorghum roxburghii var. semiclausum; Sorghum rubens; Sorghum saccharatum; Sorghum saccharatum atrum; Sorghum saccharatum bicolor; Sorghum saccharatum burmanicum; Sorghum saccharatum corymbosum; Sorghum saccharatum formosum; Sorghum saccharatum giganteum; Sorghum saccharatum irungu; Sorghum saccharatum melliferum; Sorghum saccharatum obovatum; Sorghum saccharatum papyraceum; Sorghum saccharatum pulchrum; Sorghum saccharatum rubens; Sorghum saccharatum technicum; Sorghum saccharatum var. atrum; Sorghum saccharatum var. bicolor (homotypic); Sorghum saccharatum var. burmanicum; Sorghum saccharatum var. corymbosum; Sorghum saccharatum var. formosum; Sorghum saccharatum var. giganteum; Sorghum saccharatum var. irungu; Sorghum saccharatum var. melliferum; Sorghum saccharatum var. obovatum; Sorghum saccharatum var. papyraceum; Sorghum saccharatum var. pulchrum; Sorghum saccharatum var. rubens; Sorghum saccharatum var. technicum; Sorghum saccharatum var. vulgare (homotypic); Sorghum saccharatum var. wightii; Sorghum saccharatum vulgare; Sorghum saccharatum wightii; Sorghum sativum; Sorghum schimperi (heterotypic); Sorghum simulans; Sorghum sorghum; Sorghum splendidum; Sorghum subglabrescens; Sorghum subglabrescens arabicum; Sorghum subglabrescens microcarpum; Sorghum subglabrescens paniculatellum; Sorghum subglabrescens rubrocernuum; Sorghum subglabrescens var. arabicum; Sorghum subglabrescens var. compactum; Sorghum subglabrescens var. irungiforme; Sorghum subglabrescens var. latum; Sorghum subglabrescens var. leucocarpum; Sorghum subglabrescens var. microcarpum; Sorghum subglabrescens var. oviforme; Sorghum subglabrescens var. pabulare; Sorghum subglabrescens var. paniculatellum; Sorghum subglabrescens var. rubidum; Sorghum subglabrescens var. rubrocernuum; Sorghum subglabrescens var. rugulosum; Sorghum subglabrescens var. schimperi; Sorghum subglabrescens var. umbonatum; Sorghum tataricum; Sorghum technicum; Sorghum thonizzii; Sorghum truchmenorum; Sorghum usorum; Sorghum vulgare; Sorghum vulgare angolense; Sorghum vulgare bicolor; Sorghum vulgare caffrorum; Sorghum vulgare cernuum; Sorghum vulgare durra; Sorghum vulgare nervosum; Sorghum vulgare nigricans; Sorghum vulgare technicum; Sorghum vulgare var. angolense; Sorghum vulgare var. bicolor (homotypic); Sorghum vulgare var. caffrorum; Sorghum vulgare var. caudatum; Sorghum vulgare var. cernuum; Sorghum vulgare var. durra; Sorghum vulgare var. nervosum; Sorghum vulgare var. nigricans; Sorghum vulgare var. roxburghii; Sorghum vulgare var. rubens; Sorghum vulgare var. saccharatum; Sorghum vulgare var. subglabrescens; Sorghum vulgare var. technicum; Sorghum vulgare var. vulgare; Triticum durum var. niloticum Sorghum bicolor, commonly called sorghum (/ˈsɔːrɡəm/) and also known as great millet, durra, jowari, or milo, is a grass species cultivated for its grain, which is used for food, both for animals and humans, and for ethanol production. Sorghum originated in northern Africa, and is now cultivated widely in tropical and subtropical regions. Sorghum is the world's fifth most important cereal crop after rice, wheat, maize and barley. S. bicolor is typically an annual, but some cultivars are perennial. It grows in clumps that may reach over 4 m high. The grain is small, ranging from 2 to 4 mm in diameter. Sweet sorghums are sorghum cultivars that are primarily grown for foliage, syrup production, and ethanol; they are taller than those grown for grain. |
Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | Hazards [1] | The immature plant is poisonous, especially if slightly wilted, since it can contain the toxins hydrogen cyanide and the alkaloid hordenine; These substances are destroyed if the plant is dried or made into silage; In small quantities, hydrogen cyanide has been shown to stimulate respiration and improve digestion, it is also claimed to be of benefit in the treatment of cancer. In excess, however, it can cause respiratory failure and even death. | Lifespan [1] | Annual | Pollinators [1] | Wind | Structure [2] | Grass | Usage [1] | The flowering panicles are used as brushes brooms and whisks etc;
Stems are used for weaving fences, mats, wattle houses etc;
The plant is an excellent source of biomass; | | Height [1] | 16.4 feet (5 m) | View Plants For A Future Record : Sorghum bicolor |
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. ♦ 4Atherigona orientalis (Schiner) (Insecta: Diptera: Muscidae), Kenneth L. Hibbard, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; and William A. Overholt, University of Florida, September 2012 ♦ 5del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ♦ 6Species of Frankliniella Trybom (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from the Asian-Pacific Area, Chin-Ling Wang, Feng-Chyi Lin, Yi-Chung Chiu, and Hsien-Tzung Shih, Zoological Studies 49(6): 824-838 (2010) ♦ 7Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19 |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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