Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor

unknown
Common names: Sorghum Broomcorn Sorgo
Synonyms: Sorghum vulgare var. technicum unknown Sorghum dochna var. technicum unknown Sorghum undefined var. dochna unknown Sorghum undefined var. caudatum unknown Sorghum caffrorum unknown Sorghum bicolor var. saccharatum unknown Sorghum bicolor var. caffrorum unknown
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 630.
Revision as of 20:23, 24 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

Plants annual. Culms to 5 m or more, stout, frequently tillering. Inflorescence branches remaining intact at maturity, with 1-5 nodes. Sessile spikelets 3-9 mm long, 2-5 mm wide, elliptic to oblong. Caryopses exposed at maturity.

Discussion

All the cultivated sorghums are placed in Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor. 'Grain sorghums' have short panicles and panicle branches, 'broomcorns' have elongate panicles and panicle branches, and 'sweet sorghums' or 'sorgo' produce an abundance of sweet juice in their stems. For a more detailed treatment, see Harlan and de Wet (1972).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Mary E. Barkworth +
unknown +
Sorghum +, Broomcorn +  and Sorgo +
Conn. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Wash. +, D.C. +, Wis. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Fla. +, Wyo. +, Puerto Rico +, N.Mex. +, Mass. +, R.I. +, La. +, Mich. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, S.Dak. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Pa. +, Calif. +, Miss. +, Va. +, Colo. +, Md. +, Virgin Islands +, Ala. +, N.H. +, Ark. +, Vt. +, Ill. +, Ga. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Okla. +, Ariz. +, Idaho +, Maine +, Mont. +, Oreg. +, Tex. +, Ohio +, Utah +, Mo. +, Minn. +, Kans. +, Ky. +  and S.C. +
Sorghum vulgare var. technicum +, Sorghum dochna var. technicum +, Sorghum undefined var. dochna +, Sorghum undefined var. caudatum +, Sorghum caffrorum +, Sorghum bicolor var. saccharatum +  and Sorghum bicolor var. caffrorum +
Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor +
Sorghum bicolor +
subspecies +