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Sorghum arundinaceum
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Hillside Dams, Bulawayo
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Hillside Dams, Bulawayo
Photo: Petra Ballings
Hillside Dams, Bulawayo
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Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. arundinaceum (Desv.) deWet & Harlan Sorghum verticilliflorum (Steud.) Stapf |
| Common names: | Black Sudan grass (English) Wild Sorghum (English) |
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| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Gnophodes betsimena diversa (Larval foodplant) |
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| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 52. Cope, T.A. (2002). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(4) Pages 23 - 25. (Includes a picture). Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 60. As Sorghum verticilliflorum Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 110. Roodt, V. (2015). Grasses & Grazers of Botswana and the surrounding savanna Struik Nature, South Africa Pages 188 - 189. As Sorghum bicolor subsp. arundinaceum (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2000). Notes on the grass subtribe Sorghinae (Poaceae: Andropogoneae) in the Flora Zambesiaca area Kirkia 17(2) Page 139. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 145. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sorghum arundinaceumAfrican Plant Database: Sorghum arundinaceum
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sorghum arundinaceum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sorghum arundinaceum
JSTOR Plant Science: Sorghum arundinaceum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Sorghum arundinaceum
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Sorghum arundinaceum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sorghum arundinaceum
Plants of the World Online: Sorghum arundinaceum
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Wikipedia: Sorghum arundinaceum
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