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Great Millet
L.J. Lamera, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Grasses & bamboos

Great Millet

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

Introduced by people

Names

EnglishGreat Millet
DutchGrote sorgo
SpanishSorgo
Chinese高粱
Scientific nameSorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

About this species

Sorghum bicolor, commonly called sorghum and also known as broomcorn, great millet, Indian millet, Guinea corn, jowar, or milo, is a species in the grass genus Sorghum. It is typically an annual, but some cultivars are perennial. It grows in clumps that may reach over 4 metres (13 ft) high. The grain is 2 to 4 millimetres (0.08 to 0.2 in) in diameter.

The species originated and was domesticated in Sudan. Native to Africa and the Indian subcontinent, it is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its grain. It is the world's fifth-most important cereal crop. The grain is used as food by humans, while the plant is used for animal feed and ethanol production.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSorghum

In Suriname

5Records in Suriname
1984First record
2001Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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