Sorghum bicolor

• Botanical Name : Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench.
• Synonyms : Sorghum vulgare Pers.
• Common Name : Jowar, Sudan Grass, Jar
• Plant Family : Poaceae (Gramineae)

• According to the Rules of ICBN the names of the families should end in -aceae. Thus the new name for the family Gramineae became Poaceae. However, the name Gramineae is also exempted and conserved under 'Nomina Conservanda' because of their constant use for a long time.

• Plant Form : Grasses
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 1, 4, 24, 26
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Sorghum bicolor Plant :

• Habit : A tall, stout, annual grass.
• Leaves : Broad, linear with a prominent white midrib, broadly lanceolate, flat, glabrous.
• Inflorescence : 
  • Panicles dense, thyrsiform decompound, with crowded whorls of erect branches and branchlets.
  • Spikelets large, broad, hairy, pedicellate ones usually neuter.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : October
• Significance : Cultivated as a cereal crop.