Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Poales > Family Poaceae > Tribe Andropogoneae > Genus Sorghum

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Sorghum*	Moench	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Holcus bicolor*	L.	basionym
*Sorghum vulgare subsp. bicolor*	(L.) Maire & Weiller	homotypic synonym
*Andropogon sorghum*	(L.) Brot.	heterotypic synonym
*Holcus sorghum*	L.	heterotypic synonym
*Sorghum campanum*	Ten. & Guss.	heterotypic synonym
*Sorghum vulgare*	sensu Roshevitz, R. J. 1934 – In: Komarov, V. L., Fl. URSS 2, non Pers.	misapplied name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Basque: asta maiza; basarto; basartoa; jatsa sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: dacsa de bou; melca; melca dolça; meuca; mill africá; mill africà; mill de les Índies; mill francés; sordo; sorgo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Finnish: kirjodurra sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Majorcan: caña dolsa; canya dolça; canyet; sorgo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: alcandia; maiz rubio; milho da India; milho das vassouras; milho de burro; milho miudo d´Africa; milho saburro; milho zaburro; milho zaburro blanco; milho zaburro vermelho; milho-sorgo; millo mouro; sorgo; sorgo das vassouras; sorgo sacarino; zaburro; zaburro-milho sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: alcandia; alcandía; ardurán; carrizo; escaña; escanda; escobas de año; escobas de granillo; escobas de huerto; maíz de Guinea; melca; panizo escobero; panizo mijo; panizo negro; panizo rosero; sagina; saina; sorgo; sorgo azucarado; zahina; zaina; zaina blanca sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: durra sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Valencian: adacilla; dacsa; dacsa de bou

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Methodus: 207. 1794

Genbank

Citation

Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/e2b220bf-b86d-47eb-ae08-62ab61a93f6b