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Sorghum × drummondii

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Sudan grass
Sorghum sudanese.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Sorghum
Species:
S. × drummondi
Binomial name
Sorghum × drummondi
(Nees ex. Steud.) Millsp. & Chase
Synonyms[1]
  • Andropogon × drummondii Nees ex Steud.
  • Andropogon × sudanensis (Piper) Leppan & Bosman
  • Holcus × sudanensis (Piper) L.H.Bailey
  • Sorghum × sudanense (Piper) Stapf

Sorghum × drummondii (Sudan grass), is a hybrid-derived species of grass raised for forage and grain, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Eastern Africa. The plant is cultivated in Southern Europe, South America, Central America, North America and Southern Asia, for forage or as a cover crop.

It is distinguished from the grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) by the grain (caryopsis) not being exposed at maturity.

References

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved February 11, 2014.
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