Sorghum bicolor subsp. arundinaceum

(Desv.) de Wet & J.R. Harlan ex Davidse
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.
Mary E. Barkworth +
(Desv.) de Wet & J.R. Harlan ex Davidse +
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Sorghum verticilliflorum +  and Sorghum arundinaceum +
Sorghum bicolor subsp. arundinaceum +
Sorghum bicolor +
subspecies +