Poaceae
Sorghum

Sorghum propinquum (Kunth) Hitchc.

First published in Lingnan Sci. J. 7: 249 (1931)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to NW. & Central Pacific. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Hainan, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Christmas I., Iran

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://ijb.areeo.ac.ir/article_126795_11018712a1d3a97ec071c645750f21f8.pdf. epublication.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Hộ, P.-H. (2000). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam, ed. 2, 3: 1-1020. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Masamune, G. (1942). Enumeratio phanerogamarum Bornearum: 1-739. Taihoku, Formosa.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Seed Collection Guides

  • Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change Project, 2013. Myanmar Crop Wild Relatives Seed Collecting Guide. Compiled by Ruth Harker, RBG Kew

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1971 Gould, F.W. [13515B] Sri Lanka K000731273 Yes
Jun 1, 1971 Gould, F.W. [13330] Sri Lanka K000731270 Yes
Sep 27, 1951 Kerr, A.F.G. [2156] Thailand K000290144 Holotype Yes
Sep 27, 1951 Kerr, A.F.G. [2156] Thailand K000290145 Holotype Yes
Maidin [1645] K003647469 Yes
Ramos, M. [s.n.] Philippines K003647539 Yes
Parry, D.E. [10] Thailand K000688611 Yes
Bakia, K. [276] Malaysia K000731274 Yes
Loher, A. [1806] Philippines K003647536 Yes
Pleyte, D.R. [352] Indonesia K003647568 Yes
Kornassi [448] K003647478 Yes
Copeland, E.B. [466] Philippines K001665879 Yes
Kessler, P.J.A.; et al. [[790]] Indonesia K003647475 Yes
Ledermann [14284] Micronesia, Federated States of K003648107 Yes
Bourne [1042] India K003647355 Yes
Davidse, G. [8856] Sri Lanka K000731271 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003647571 Yes
Richards, P.W. [1249] K003647464 Yes
Furuse, M. [1597] Japan K003647180 Yes
Kostermans [21276] Indonesia K000731280 Yes
Tsang; Wai-Tak [737] China K003647188 Yes
Celarier, R.P. [A5925] Philippines K003647543 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003647570 Yes
s.coll. [105] Indonesia K003647473 Yes
Soibeh, D. [135] Malaysia K000731276 Yes
Motley, J. [444] K003647462 Yes
RFE [90] K003647482 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [2693] India K003647352 Yes
Loher, A. [1807] Philippines K001665865 No
Posthumus [88] Indonesia K003647472 Yes
s.coll. [8287] Philippines K003647535 Yes
Thwaites [CP2484] Sri Lanka K003647348 Yes
Reynoso; Sagcal; Fuentes [17060] Philippines K000731283 Yes
Meijer, W. [39351] Malaysia K000731281 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [1468] Philippines K003647533 Yes
Beccari, O. [s.n.] Malaysia K003647463 Yes
Bourne [1042] India K003647354 Yes
Dransfield, S.; Meng, W.K.; Dransfield, J.; Kirkup, D.; Saleeh et al. [1152] Brunei K000731278 Yes
s.coll. [102] Indonesia K003647471 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2006] Thailand K000620407 Yes
Chinese Collector [484] China K003647185 Yes
Smitinand, T. [3886] Thailand K000688612 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4358] Thailand K000620408 Yes
Madani, L.; et al. [SAN 114532] Malaysia K003647470 Yes
McClure, F.A. [9985] China K003647189 Yes
Bourne [1896] India K003647353 Yes
Lugas, L. [501] Malaysia K000731275 Yes
Kornassi [448] K003647477 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003647351 Yes
Ramos, M. [s.n.] Philippines K003647534 Yes
Clayton, D. [5790] Sri Lanka K003647347 Yes
Loher, A. [7169] Philippines K003647541 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19671] Thailand K000620409 Yes
Maidin [1645] K003647467 Yes
Henty, E.E. [N. G. F. 9849] Papua New Guinea K003647569 Yes
Edaño, G.E. [37091] Philippines K000731285 Yes
Poilane, M. [31647] Vietnam K003647447 Yes
Powell, D.A. [507] Christmas Island K003647474 Yes
Cuming, H. [569] Philippines K003647537 Yes
Henry, A. [8295] China K003647181 Yes
Lei, C.I. [909] China K003647182 Yes
Elsener, A. [H 133] K003647466 Yes
s.coll [A3289] Malaysia K000731279 Yes
s.coll. [3996] Philippines K003647538 Yes
Weber, C.M. [1015] Philippines K003647540 Yes
McClure, F.A. [s.n.] China K003647187 Yes
Main; Aden [1449] K003647481 Yes
Jacob, K.C. [17273] India K003647350 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] K003647479 Yes
McClure, F.A. [9985] China K003647190 Yes
Fung, H. [20456] China K003647184 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [21308] Malaysia K003647465 Yes
Loher, A. [7209] Philippines K003647542 Yes
Clayton, D. [5790] Sri Lanka K003647346 Yes
Christensen, H.; Florence, L.A. [767] Malaysia K003647480 Yes
[C. Sampson] [4879] China K003647186 Yes
Kessler, P.J.A.; et al. [[798]] Indonesia K003647476 Yes
Lei, C.I. [909] China K003647183 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9337] Thailand K000620411 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9337] Thailand K000620410 Yes
Maidin [1645] K003647468 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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