Sorghum nitidum

Sorghum nitidum

Sorghum nitidum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Sorghinae
Genus: Sorghum
Species: Sorghum nitidum

Name

Sorghum nitidum (Vahl) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 101 (1805).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Holcus nitidus Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 102 (1791).
• Homotypic
  • Anatherum nitidum (Vahl) Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 290 (1824).
  • Andropogon nitidus (Vahl) Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 166 (1829).
  • Andropogon serratus var. nitidus (Vahl) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 521 (1889).
  • Sorghum serratum var. nitidum (Vahl) Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 270 (1915).
  • Holcus fulvus var. nitidus (Vahl) Honda, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 40: 101 (1926).
• Heterotypic
  • Andropogon serratus Thunb. in J.A.Murray, Syst. Veg. ed. 14: 903 (1784).
  • Holcus fulvus R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 199 (1810).
  • Sorghum flavum P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 131 (1812), nom. superfl.
  • Sorghum fulvum (R.Br.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 164 (1812).
  • Andropogon fulvus (R.Br.) Spreng., Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 8 (1815).
  • Andropogon tropicus Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 287 (1824).
  • Andropogon fuscus J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 342 (1830).
  • Andropogon nitens Schreb. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 92 (1840), pro syn.
  • Chrysopogon fuscus (J.Presl) Trin. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 360 (1840).
  • Sorghum muticum Wight ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 612 (1841), nom. nud.
  • Andropogon nigrum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Numer. List: n.° 8777E (1848), nom. nud.
  • Andropogon consimilis Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 394 (1854).
  • Andropogon dichroanthus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 393 (1854).
  • Andropogon pedicellatus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 394 (1854).
  • Sorghum tropicum (Spreng.) Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh., prepr.: 19 (1854), nom. superfl.
  • Sorghum fuscum (J.Presl) Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 503 (1857).
  • Sorghum junghuhnii Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 753 (1859).
  • Andropogon serratus subvar. major Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 521 (1889).
  • Andropogon serratus subvar. parviflorus Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 521 (1889).
  • Sorghum serratum (Thunb.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891), nom. illeg.
  • Sorghum serratum var. majus (Hack.) Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 270 (1915).
  • Holcus fauriei Honda, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 40: 102 (1926).
  • Holcus fulvus var. pilifer Honda, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 40: 102 (1926).
  • Sorghum nitidum var. fulvum (R.Br.) Hand.-Mazz., Symb. Sin. 7: 1313 (1936).
  • Sorghum nitidum f. aristatum C.E.Hubb., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 53: 3 (1938).
  • Sorghum fauriei (Honda) Honda, Nom. Pl. Jap.: 519 (1939).
  • Sorghum dichroanthum Ohwi, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 11: 160 (1942), pro syn.
  • Sorghum nitidum var. dichroanthum (Steud.) Ohwi, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 11: 160 (1942).
  • Sorghum nitidum var. parviflorum (Hack.) Ohwi, Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 18: 4 (1947).
  • Sorghum nitidum var. majus (Hack.) Ohwi, Fl. Jap.: 158 (1953).
  • Sorghum nitidum subsp. dichroanthum (Steud.) T.Koyama, Grass. Japan: 530 (1987).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regional: China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, South China Sea, Taiwan Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Caroline Is., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Marianas, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Laos, Vietnam Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Persoon, C.H. 1805. Synopsis Plantarum: seu Enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars prima. XII+546 pp. Apud Carol. Frid. Cramerum, Parisiis Lutetiorum [Paris]; Apud J.G. Cottam, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 1:101.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.-S. 2014. Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF). 563 p. Seoul: T.B. Lee Herbarium. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sorghum nitidum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sorghum nitidum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sorghum nitidum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sorghum nitidum. Published online. Accessed: October 04 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sorghum nitidum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

中文: 光高粱

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