Sorghum (Sorghum propinquum)
Description
“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: leaves Sorghum propinquum is a grass species first described by Carl Sigismund Kunth , and became known as Albert Spear Hitchcock . Sorghum propinquum is included in the genus durror , and the family grass . No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life . Sorghum is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae. Seventeen of the 25 species are native to Australia, with the range of some extending to Africa, Asia, Mesoamerica, and certain islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species is grown for grain, while many others are used as fodder plants, either cultivated in warm climates worldwide or naturalized, in pasture lands. Sorghum is in the subfamily Panicoideae and the tribe Andropogoneae (the tribe of big bluestem and sugarcane).
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Poales
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Family: Poaceae
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Genus: Sorghum
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