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Sorghum bicolor Saccharatum Group

Chinese sugar cane

Other common names
Imphee cane
sugar millet
see moresugar sorghum
sweet reed
sweet sorghum
Synonyms
Sorghum saccharatum
Sorghum vulgare var. saccharatum
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Botanical details
Family
Poaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Sorghum

Genus description

A large annual or sometimes perennial grass, native to Africa, with bushy brown-red flowerheads of edible, starchy grains. These are cultivated for human and animal feed as well as the production of ethanol

Name status

Accepted

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