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Sorghum virgatum

Conservation status


Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Sorghum
Species:
S. virgatum
Binomial name
Sorghum virgatum

(Hack.) Stapf

Synonyms[2]
  • Andropogon sorghum var. virgatus Hack.
  • Holcus virgatus (Hack.) L.H.Bailey
  • Sorghum bicolor var. virgatum (Hack.) de Wet & Harlan

Sorghum virgatum, Tunis grass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.[3] It is found across the Sahel region, up the Nile valley, and on to the Levant, and has been introduced to Morocco and Ethiopia.[2] It contributed genetic material during the creation of domesticated sorghum, Sorghum bicolor.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Contu, S. (2013). "Sorghum virgatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T18963270A44445185. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T18963270A44445185.en. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  • ^ a b "Sorghum virgatum (Hack.) Stapf". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  • ^ "Sorghum virgatum (SORVI)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  • ^ Baye, Wodajo; Xie, Qi; Xie, Peng (2022). "Genetic Architecture of Grain Yield-Related Traits in Sorghum and Maize". International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23 (5): 2405. doi:10.3390/ijms23052405. PMC 8909957. PMID 35269548.

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