familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
genusSorghum
speciesSorghum bicolor
subspeciesSorghum bicolor subsp. arundinaceum
Sorghum bicolor subsp. arundinaceum
Synonyms: Sorghum verticilliflorum Sorghum arundinaceum
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 628.
Plants annual or weakly biennial. Culms to 4 m, slender to stout. Rames readily disarticulating at maturity, with 1-5 nodes. Sessile spikelets 5-8 mm, lanceolate to elliptic. Caryopses not exposed at maturity.
Discussion
Sorghum bicolor subsp. arundinaceum is native to, and most common, in Africa, but some strains have been introduced into the Western Hemisphere.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number.
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Sorghum bicolor subsp. arundinaceum +
Sorghum bicolor +
subspecies +
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