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Sorghum nigricans

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Identification
Isotype of Sorghum nigricans (Ruíz & Pav.) Snowden [family POACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench [family POACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Sorghum nigricans
  • Sorghum bicolor
Common name
  • mbio (JMD) (NIGERIA, KANURI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • a chi duka = eat all; var. of takanδa (JMD) ayango (JMD) ayangwa (JMD) badankama (JMD) ba-fillatana = Fulani woman (JMD) ba-gobara = Gobir woman (JMD) chi da dawa (JMD) chi da gero (JMD) dalimi several-headed (JMD) δanδuwa (JMD) garangatsa (JMD) к̉afar shamuwa = foot of the stork (JMD) kaso ba ni (JMD) kuburu short-jointed (JMD) kundukundu var. of takanδa (JMD) marangwaδiya (JMD) takanδa (JMD) wútsíyàr saniya = tail of the cow (JMD)yar gwanki = daughter of the antelope (JMD) yar rani (JMD) yar wuri an early form (JMD) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • sweet sorghum; kafir-corn., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Information

Entry for Sorghum bicolor (Linn.) Moench, race kafir [family POACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 2
Names
Sorghum bicolor (Linn.) Moench, race kafir [family POACEAE]
Sorghum nigricans var. peruvianum Snowden [family POACEAE]
Common names
English sweet sorghum; kafir-corn. NIGERIA: HAUSA a chi duka = eat all; var. of takanδa (JMD) ayango (JMD) ayangwa (JMD) badankama (JMD) ba-fillatana = Fulani woman (JMD) ba-gobara = Gobir woman (JMD) chi da dawa (JMD) chi da gero (JMD) dalimi several-headed (JMD) δanδuwa (JMD) garangatsa (JMD) к̉afar shamuwa = foot of the stork (JMD) kaso ba ni (JMD) kuburu short-jointed (JMD) kundukundu var. of takanδa (JMD) marangwaδiya (JMD) takanδa (JMD) wútsíyàr saniya = tail of the cow (JMD)yar gwanki = daughter of the antelope (JMD) yar rani (JMD) yar wuri an early form (JMD) KANURI mbio (JMD)
Products
portuguese: Miglio zaburrofrench: Milfrench: Tègneenglish: Durroenglish: Grain sorghumsfrench: Gros milenglish: Great milletsenglish: Guinea-cornenglish: Kafir-cornfrench: Sorghoenglish: Sierra Leone guinea-cornenglish: Sweet sorghumfrench: Guernottefrench: Tigneportuguese: Sorgo
Description
Culms stout, 1–3 m high by 2–3 cm diameter, sap insipid or sweet, racemes more or less compact; a race of importance principally in eastern and southern Africa of the savanna from Tanganyika to S Africa (2, 3), and grown also in N Nigeria.The name ‘kafir’ is derived from Arabic: unbeliever, referring to Bantu who are main growers of this race and for whom it serves as a staple (2).Like some strains of other races, this race has many strains which are sweet-stemmed and are grown purposely for the stem to chew or to make molasses and sweetmeats termed alewa in Hausa: cf. race guinea. The stems can be fed to stock even after drying. Some sweet-stemmed strains also yield grain (1).
References
References:1. Dalziel, 1937: 548, as 5. nigricans sensu Snowden. 2. De Wet, 1978: 480. 3. Snowden, 1936: 126.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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