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 halepense (L.) Pers.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Andropogon anatherus, 1915Andropogon arundinaceus Scop.Andropogon avenaceus KunthAndropogon crupina (Link) KunthAndropogon decolorans (Willd.) KunthAndropogon dubitatus Steud.Andropogon dubius K.Koch ex B.D.Jacks.Andropogon halepense (L.) Brot.Andropogon halepensis (L.) Brot.Andropogon halepensis subsp. anatherus PiperAndropogon halepensis subsp. effusus StapfAndropogon halepensis subsp. genuinus StapfAndropogon halepensis subsp. leiostachyus (Hack.) PiperAndropogon halepensis subsp. miliiformis (Schult.) PiperAndropogon halepensis subsp. muticus (Hack.) Asch. & Graebn.Andropogon halepensis subsp. muticus (Hack.) PiperAndropogon halepensis var. anatherus PiperAndropogon halepensis var. effusus StapfAndropogon halepensis var. genuinus StapfAndropogon halepensis var. leiostachyus Hack.Andropogon halepensis var. muticus (Hack.) Asch. & Graebn.Andropogon miliaceus Roxb.Andropogon miliformis Schult.Andropogon sorghum subsp. exiguus (Forssk.) PiperAndropogon sorghum subsp. halepense (L.) Hack.Andropogon sorghum subsp. halepensis (L.) Hack.Andropogon sorghum subsp. perennis BertoniAndropogon sorghum var. exiguus (Forssk.) PiperAndropogon sorghum var. halepensis (L.) Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. muticus Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. perennis BertoniAndropogon tumbackianus Roxb.Andropogon tumbackianus Roxb. ex KunthBlumenbachia halepensis (L.) KoelerHolcus decolorans Willd.Holcus exiguus Forssk.Holcus halapensis L.Holcus halepense LinnaeusHolcus halepensis L.Holcus halepensis var. miliformis (Schult.) Hitchc.Holcus sorghum subsp. exiguus (Forssk.) Hitchc.Holcus sorghum var. exiguus (Forssk.) Hitchc.Milium halepense (L.) Cav.Rhaphis halepensis (L.) RobertySorghum caprinum Link, 1827Sorghum crupina LinkSorghum cuprina LinkSorghum decolor P.Beauv.Sorghum decolorans (Willd.) Roem. & Schult.Sorghum dubium K.KochSorghum halepense f. halepenseSorghum halepense f. muticum (Hack.) C.E.Hubb.Sorghum halepense subsp. genuinum Hack.Sorghum halepense subsp. latifolium Willk. & LangeSorghum halepense subsp. muticum (Hack.) C.E.Hubb.Sorghum halepense var. aristatum GoiranSorghum halepense var. coloratum GoiranSorghum halepense var. crupina (Link) Steud.Sorghum halepense var. genuinum Hack.Sorghum halepense var. halepenseSorghum halepense var. lasiostachyum GoiranSorghum halepense var. latifolium Willk.Sorghum halepense var. majus GoiranSorghum halepense var. minus GoiranSorghum halepense var. muticum (Hack.) Grossh.Sorghum halepense var. muticum (Hack.) HayekSorghum halepense var. muticum (Hack.) ParodiSorghum halepense var. schreberi (Ten.) NymanSorghum miliaceum (Roxb.) SnowdenSorghum miliaceum var. parvispiculum SnowdenSorghum saccharatum subsp. halepense (L.) KuntzeSorghum saccharatum var. halapense (L.) KuntzeSorghum saccharatum var. halepense (L.) KuntzeSorghum schreberi Ten.Sorghum strictum KunthSorghum strictum Kunth ex J.Woods, 1850Sorgum halepense (L.) Pers.Trachypogon avenaceus Nees
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
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 identifier422139-1
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.