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Sorghum nitidum (Vahl) Pers.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Sorghum

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Sorghum nitidum (Sorghum nitidum)
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)
Chinese
光高粱, 热带须芒草

Synonyms

  • Anatherum nitidum (Vahl) Spreng.
  • Andropogon amboinicus var. nitidus (Vahl) Backer
  • Andropogon consimilis Steud.
  • Andropogon dichroanthus Steud.
  • Andropogon fulvus (R.Br.) Spreng.
  • Andropogon fuscus J.Presl
  • Andropogon nigrum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Andropogon nitens Schreb. ex Steud.
  • Andropogon nitidus (Vahl) Kunth
  • Andropogon pedicellatus Steud.
  • Andropogon serratus Thunb.
  • Andropogon serratus subvar. major Hack.
  • Andropogon serratus subvar. parviflorus Hack.
  • Andropogon serratus var. nitidus (Vahl) Hack.
  • Andropogon tropicus Spreng.
  • Chrysopogon fuscus (J.Presl) Trin. ex Steud.
  • Holcus fauriei Honda
  • Holcus fulvus R.Br.
  • Holcus fulvus var. nitidus (Vahl) Honda
  • Holcus fulvus var. pilifer Honda
  • Holcus fulvus var. piliferus Honda
  • Holcus nitidus Vahl
  • Sorghum dichroanthum (Steud.) Ohwi
  • Sorghum fauriei (Honda) Honda
  • Sorghum flavum P.Beauv.
  • Sorghum fulvum (R.Br.) P.Beauv.
  • Sorghum fuscum (J.Presl) Miq.
  • Sorghum junghuhnii Miq.
  • Sorghum muticum Wight ex Steud.
  • Sorghum nitidum f. aristatum C.E.Hubb.
  • Sorghum nitidum subsp. dichroanthum (Steud.) T.Koyama
  • Sorghum nitidum var. dichroanthum (Steud.) Ohwi
  • Sorghum nitidum var. fulvum (R.Br.) Hand.-Mazz.
  • Sorghum nitidum var. majus (Hack.) Ohwi
  • Sorghum nitidum var. parviflorum (Hack.) Ohwi
  • Sorghum serratum (Thunb.) Kuntze
  • Sorghum serratum var. majus (Hack.) Domin
  • Sorghum serratum var. nitidum (Vahl) Domin
  • Sorghum tropicum (Spreng.) Buse

Flowers

In flower
May, October (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.