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Sorghum Moench

This genus name was first published in Methodus : 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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Synonyms of Sorghum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Vacoparis Spangler Austral. Syst. Bot. 16: 297 (2003) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000039930

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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 asperum Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 2: 839. 1817 [Nov 1817] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001096846
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum basiplicatum var. leucocarpum Chiov. Monogr. Rapp. Colon. Rome 19: 42 1912 — wfo-0001254280
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 campanum Ten. & Coss. – — wfo-0001097979
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum capillare P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. 131; Roem. & Schult. Syst. ii. 840. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000900228
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum caudatum var. cerevisiae Stapf Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 132 1917 — wfo-0001247277
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 caudatum var. rutilum Stapf Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 133 1917 — wfo-0001254259
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum caudatum var. umbonatum Stapf Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 133 1917 — wfo-0001254282
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 cubanicus Schult. Mant. 2 (Schultes) 519 (Index). 1824 [Jan-Apr 1824] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352321
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum cuprina Link – — wfo-0001097945
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. elegans – – — wfo-0001247063
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 guineense var. tremulans Stapf Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 124 1917 — wfo-0001246935
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum halepense f. submuticum Hack. Fl. Bras. 2(4): 272 1883 — wfo-0001096387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum halepense var. effusum (Stapf) Burtt Davy Ann. Transvaal Mus. 3: 122 1912 — wfo-0001096385
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum halepense var. genuinum Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1915 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399528
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum halepense var. submuticum Hack. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 2(3): 272. 1883 [1 Jul 1883] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001397199
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 mucronatum (Andersson ex Hack.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000900452
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum myosurus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] as Sorgum Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000900455
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 nitidum f. nitidum – – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001327389
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum nitidum var. baileyi (F.Muell.) Roberty Boissiera 9 1960 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399545
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 plumosum var. leiocladum Roberty Boissiera 9 1960 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399553
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum plumosum var. piligerum Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1915 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399557
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum plumosum var. plumosum – – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399560
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum plumosum var. robustissimum Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1915 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399562
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum plumosum var. typicum Domin Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 41 1912 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399566
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum purpureosericeum subsp. deccanense Garber Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 23: 328 1950 — wfo-0000900535
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum purpureosericeum subsp. dimidiatum (Stapf) Garber Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 23: 328 1950 — wfo-0000900536
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum randolphianum Parodi Revista Argent. Agron. 13: 16 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000900124
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum sanguinarum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352322
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum schottii Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] as Sorgum Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000900587
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum scoparium Cavadas Fl. Greece, A. Pterid. Gymnosp. Monocot. 259 (1938), graec. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000900591
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 sorghoides (Benth.) Qing Liu & P.M.Peterson PLoS ONE 9(8): e104933 (12). 2014 [14 Aug 2014] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000057776
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sorghum spontaneum L. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Botany Branch Annual Report 1986-87 1987 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001355196
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 tenerum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] as Sorgum Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000900618
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 (Roem. & Schult.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000900671