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 nitidum (Vahl) Pers.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anatherum nitidum (Vahl) Spreng.Andropogon amboinicus var. nitidus (Vahl) BackerAndropogon consimilis Steud.Andropogon dichroanthus Steud.Andropogon fulvus (R.Br.) Spreng.Andropogon fuscus J.PreslAndropogon nigrum Buch.-Ham.Andropogon nigrum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Andropogon nitens Schreb.Andropogon nitens Schreb. ex Steud.Andropogon nitidus (Vahl) KunthAndropogon pedicellatus Steud.Andropogon serratus Thunb.Andropogon serratus var. nitidus (Vahl) Hack.Andropogon tropicus Spreng.Chrysopogon fuscus (J.Presl) Trin.Chrysopogon fuscus (J.Presl) Trin. ex Steud.Holcus fauriei HondaHolcus fulvus R.Br.Holcus fulvus var. nitidus (Vahl) HondaHolcus fulvus var. pilifer HondaHolcus fulvus var. piliferus HondaHolcus nitidus VahlSorghum dichroanthum OhwiSorghum fauriei (Honda) HondaSorghum flavum P.Beauv.Sorghum fulvum (R.Br.) P.Beauv.Sorghum fulvum (R.Br.) P.Beauv. ex RendleSorghum fuscum (J.Presl) Miq.Sorghum junghuhnii Miq.Sorghum muticum WightSorghum muticum Wight ex Steud.Sorghum nitidum f. aristatum C.E.Hubb.Sorghum nitidum subsp. dichroanthum (Steud.) T.KoyamaSorghum nitidum subsp. nitidumSorghum nitidum var. dichroanthum (Steud.) OhwiSorghum nitidum var. fulvum (R.Br.) Hand.-Mazz.Sorghum nitidum var. majus (Hack.) OhwiSorghum nitidum var. parviflorum (Hack.) OhwiSorghum serratum (Thunb.) KuntzeSorghum serratum var. majus (Hack.) DominSorghum serratum var. nitidum (Vahl) A.CamusSorghum serratum var. nitidum (Vahl) DominSorghum tropicum (Spreng.) Buse
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Gene source
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 identifier422175-1
Use codesAF GS ME
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.