Sorghum arundinaceum

(Sorghum arundinaceum)

galery

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: leaves Sorghum arundinaceum is a species of grass that was first described by Nicaise Auguste Desvaux , and was given its current name by Otto Stapf . Sorghum arundinaceum is included in the genus durror , and the family grass . Sorghum is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae. Seventeen of the twenty-five species are native to Australia,with the range of some extending to Africa, Asia, Mesoamerica, and certain islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.One species is grown for grain, while many others are used as fodder plants, either cultivated in warm climates worldwide or naturalized, in pasture lands. Sorghum is in the subfamily Panicoideae and the tribe Andropogoneae (the tribe of big bluestem and sugarcane).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Poales
Family:Poaceae
Genus:Sorghum
News coming your way
The biggest news about our planet delivered to you each day
Subscribe