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 arundinaceum (Desv.) Stapf
Indexed scientific synonyms
Andropogon arundinaceus Desv.Andropogon arundinaceus Willd.Andropogon arundinaceus var. effusus Hack.Andropogon effusus Anon.Andropogon halepensis var. astolonifer VanderystAndropogon halepensis var. astoloniferus VanderystAndropogon halepensis var. congoensis VanderystAndropogon halepensis var. kinshasanensis VanderystAndropogon sorghum subsp. abyssinicus PiperAndropogon sorghum subsp. effusus (Hack.) Hitchc.Andropogon sorghum subsp. effusus (Hack.) PiperAndropogon sorghum subsp. eichingeri PiperAndropogon sorghum subsp. verticilliflorus (Steud.) PiperAndropogon sorghum subsp. vogelianus PiperAndropogon sorghum var. aethiopicus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. effusus Hack.Andropogon stapfii Hook.f.Andropogon verticilliflorus Steud.Holcus effusus, 1916Holcus sorghum subsp. effusus (Hack.) Hitchc.Holcus sorghum subsp. verticilliflorus (Steud.) Hitchc.Holcus sorghum var. effusus Hitchc.Holcus sorghum var. verticilliflorus (Steud.) Hitchc.Raphis arundinacea Desv.Rhaphis arundinacea Desv.Sorghum abyssinicum StapfSorghum aethiopicum (Hack.) Rupr.Sorghum aethiopicum (Hack.) Rupr. ex StapfSorghum aethiopicum var. brevifolium SnowdenSorghum bicolor subsp. arundinaceum (Desv.) DavidseSorghum bicolor subsp. arundinaceum (Desv.) de Wet & J.R.HarlanSorghum bicolor subsp. verticilliflorum (Steud.) de WetSorghum bicolor subsp. verticilliflorum (Steud.) de Wet ex Wiersema & J.Dahlb.Sorghum bicolor var. aethiopicum (Hack.) DeWet & J.R.HarlanSorghum bicolor var. aethiopicum (Hack.) de Wet & HuckabaySorghum bicolor var. arundinaceum (Desv.) DeWet & J.R.HarlanSorghum bicolor var. arundinaceum (Desv.) de Wet & HuckabaySorghum bicolor var. verticilliflorum (Steud.) DeWet & J.R.HarlanSorghum bicolor var. verticilliflorum (Steud.) de Wet & HuckabaySorghum brevicarinatum SnowdenSorghum brevicarinatum var. swahilorum SnowdenSorghum castaneum C.E.Hubb. & SnowdenSorghum halepense f. aristatum RendleSorghum halepense f. submuticum Hack.Sorghum halepense var. effusum (Hack.) RendleSorghum halepense var. effusum (Stapf) BurttDavySorghum lanceolatum StapfSorghum macrochaetum SnowdenSorghum panicoides StapfSorghum pugionifolium SnowdenSorghum somaliense SnowdenSorghum stapfii (Hook.f.) C.E.C.Fisch.Sorghum usambarense SnowdenSorghum verticilliflorum (Steud.) StapfSorghum verticilliflorum var. infrequens SnowdenSorghum verticilliflorum var. ornatum SnowdenSorghum vogelianum (Piper) Stapf
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier422078-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.