Sorghum propinquum

Sorghum propinquum

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Sorghum propinquum (Kunth) Hitchc., Lingnan Sci. J. 7: 249 (1931)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Andropogon affinis J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 343 (1830), nom. illeg.
  • Andropogon halepensis var. propinquus (Kunth) Hack. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 6: 239 (1885)
  • Andropogon propinquus Kunth in Enum. Pl. 1: 502 (1833)
  • Andropogon sorghum var. propinquus (Kunth) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 503 (1889)
• Heterotypic
  • Andropogon halepensis subsp. siamensis Piper in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 28: 30 (1915)
  • Sorghum propinquum var. siamense (Piper) Snowden in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 55: 214 (1955)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional:Southeastern Asia Borneo, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand Regional:Indo-China Cambodia, Vietnam Regional:China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Regional:Indian Subcontinent India, Sri Lanka Continental: Australasia Regional:Papuasia New Guinea Introduced into: Christmas I., Iran References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Hitchcock, A.S.. 1931. Lingnan Science Journal. Canton [Guangzhou] 7:249. 1931

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. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Sorghum propinquum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Sorghum propinquum. Published online. Accessed: October 13 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Sorghum propinquum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 October 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sorghum propinquum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• ไทย: หญ้าพงtr
• 中文: 拟高粱

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