Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSorghum
Scientific name with authorshipSorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis nigricans (Ruiz & Pav.) Poir.Andropogon besseri KunthAndropogon bicolor (L.) Roxb.Andropogon caffrorum (Retz.) KunthAndropogon cernuus (Willd.) Roxb.Andropogon compactus Brot.Andropogon halepensis var. campanus (Ten. & Coss.) Richt.Andropogon niger (Ard.) KunthAndropogon rubens (Gaertn.) KunthAndropogon saccharatrus KunthAndropogon saccharatus (L.) RaspailAndropogon saccharatus (L.) Roxb.Andropogon saccharatus KunthAndropogon sorghum (L.) Brot.Andropogon sorghum f. pallidus Chiov.Andropogon sorghum subsp. bicolor (L.) Körn.Andropogon sorghum subsp. cafer (Ard.) Körn.Andropogon sorghum subsp. cernuus (Ard.) Körn.Andropogon sorghum subsp. dochna (Forssk.) C.Chr.Andropogon sorghum subsp. durra (Forssk.) Hack.Andropogon sorghum subsp. saccharatum (L.) Alef.Andropogon sorghum subsp. sativus Hack.Andropogon sorghum subsp. usorum (Nees) Körn.Andropogon sorghum subsp. vulgaris (Pers.) Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. abyssinicus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. aegyptiacus Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. aethiops Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. agricolarum BurkillAndropogon sorghum var. agricolarum Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba RaoAndropogon sorghum var. albidus Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. albofuscus Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. albus Alef.Andropogon sorghum var. amphibolus Busse & Pilg.Andropogon sorghum var. ankolib Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. arabicus Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. arduini Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. arduinii (J.F.Gmel.) Alef.Andropogon sorghum var. baumannii Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. baumannii Körn. ex K.Schum.Andropogon sorghum var. bicarinatus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. bicolor (L.) Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. bicolor (L.) Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. burmanicus BurkillAndropogon sorghum var. burmanicus Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba RaoAndropogon sorghum var. burmanicus G.T.Benson & SubbaRaoAndropogon sorghum var. cafer (Ard.) Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. cafer (Ard.) Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. calcareus Busse & Pilg.Andropogon sorghum var. callomelaena K.Schum.Andropogon sorghum var. campanus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. caudatus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. cernuus (Ard.) Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. charisianus Busse & Pilg.Andropogon sorghum var. coimbatoricus BurkillAndropogon sorghum var. coimbatoricus Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba RaoAndropogon sorghum var. colorans Pilg.Andropogon sorghum var. compactus BurkillAndropogon sorghum var. compactus Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba RaoAndropogon sorghum var. concolor K.Schum.Andropogon sorghum var. concolor K.Schum. ex Engl.Andropogon sorghum var. corymbosus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. densissimus Busse & Pilg.Andropogon sorghum var. dochna (Forssk.) C.Chr.Andropogon sorghum var. durra (Forssk.) Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. ehrenbergianus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. ehrenbergianus Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. elegans Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. elegans Körn. ex K.Schum.Andropogon sorghum var. eois BurkillAndropogon sorghum var. eois Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba RaoAndropogon sorghum var. fulvus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. glaberrimus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. globosus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. hians Hook.f.Andropogon sorghum var. hians StapfAndropogon sorghum var. hirsutus Busse & Pilg.Andropogon sorghum var. holstii Busse & Pilg.Andropogon sorghum var. hybridus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. intermedius Busse & Pilg.Andropogon sorghum var. irungiformis BurkillAndropogon sorghum var. irungiformis Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba RaoAndropogon sorghum var. irungu BurkillAndropogon sorghum var. irungu Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba RaoAndropogon sorghum var. javanicus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. jucundus Busse & Pilg.Andropogon sorghum var. kerstingianus Busse & Pilg.Andropogon sorghum var. lasiorhachis Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. leiostachyus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. leucospermus Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. mediocris BurkillAndropogon sorghum var. mediocris Burkill ex C.Benson & C.K.Subba RaoAndropogon sorghum var. melanospermus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. miliiformis Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. natae Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. neesii Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. nervosus (Besser ex Schult.) Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. niger (Ard.) Alef.Andropogon sorghum var. niger (Ard.) Körn. & WernerAndropogon sorghum var. niloticus Körn.Andropogon sorghum var. nitidus Chiov.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Social use
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier422090-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.