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 × drummondii (Nees ex Steud.) Millsp. & Chase
Indexed scientific synonyms
Andropogon halepensis subsp. sudanensis (Piper) Suess.Andropogon halepensis var. sudanensis (Piper) Suess.Andropogon sorghum subsp. drummondii (Nees ex Steud.) PiperAndropogon sorghum subsp. hewisonii PiperAndropogon sorghum subsp. niloticus PiperAndropogon sorghum subsp. sudanensis PiperAndropogon sorghum var. drummondii (Nees ex Steud.) Hack.Andropogon sorghum var. hewisonii PiperAndropogon sorghum var. nitens Busse & Pilg.Andropogon sorghum var. sudanense Piper, 1915Andropogon sorghum var. sudanensis PiperAndropogon sorghum var. transiens Hack.Andropogon ×drummondii NeesAndropogon ×drummondii Nees ex Steud.Andropogon ×sudanensis (Piper) Leppan & BosmanHolcus sorghum subsp. drummondii (Nees ex Steud.) Hitchc.Holcus sorghum subsp. sudanensis (Piper) Hitchc.Holcus sorghum var. drummondii (Nees ex Steud.) Hitchc.Holcus sorghum var. hewisonii (Piper) Hitchc.Holcus sorghum var. sudanensis (Piper) Hitchc.Holcus sorghum var. transiens (Hack.) HondaHolcus ×sudanensis (Piper) L.H.BaileySorghum bicolor nothosubsp. drummondii (Steudel) de WetSorghum bicolor subsp. drummondii (Nees ex Steud.) de Wet ex DavidseSorghum bicolor var. drummondii (Nees ex Steud.) Mohlenbr.Sorghum bicolor var. transiens (Hack.) Fosberg & SachetSorghum drummondii (Nees) Hack. ex BeetleSorghum drummondii Nees ex Hack.Sorghum drummondii Nees, 1854Sorghum halepense var. sudanense (Piper) SoóSorghum saccharatum var. sudanense (Piper) KerguélenSorghum vulgare var. drummondii (Nees ex Steud.) Chiov.Sorghum vulgare var. drummondii (Nees ex Steud.) Hitchc.Sorghum vulgare var. sudanense (Piper) Hitchc.Sorghum ×annuum Trab.Sorghum ×aterrimum StapfSorghum ×aterrimum var. angustum SnowdenSorghum ×aterrimum var. transiens (Hack.) SnowdenSorghum ×elliotii StapfSorghum ×hewisonii (Piper) LongleySorghum ×niloticum (Piper) SnowdenSorghum ×niloticum var. kavirondense SnowdenSorghum ×nitens (Busse & Pilg.) SnowdenSorghum ×sudanense (Piper) Stapf
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Poison reported
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 identifier1058910-2
Use codesAF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.