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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
*Holcus bicolor*	L.	homotypic synonym
*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

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: dacsa de bou; melca; melca dolça; meuca; mill africá; mill africà; mill de les Índies; mill francés; sordo; sorgo sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Dutch: Kafferkoren sources: Dutch Species Register

English-United States: Great Millet sources: Charles Hussey

Euskera: asta maiza; basarto; basartoa; jatsa sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Majorcan: caña dolsa; canya dolça; canyet; sorgo sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Norwegian Bokmål: durra

Norwegian Nynorsk: durra

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-milho sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Spanish, Castillian: alcandía; ardurán; 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 azucarado; zahina; zaina; zaina blanca sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Swedish: durra

Valencian: adacilla; dacsa; dacsa de bou sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Welsh: sorgwm

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Moench, Methodus. 1794.

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Citation

Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Poaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=E2B220BF-B86D-47EB-AE08-62AB61A93F6B

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2009-06-15 by Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Poaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

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