Sorghum

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q12111
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Sorghum

Summary

Sorghum is a taxon[1]. Sorghum ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (584 views/month, #1,428 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sorghum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sorghum is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Sorghum is classified within Andropogoninae[5].
  • Sorghum's scientific name is Sorghum[6].
  • Sorghum is used for drink[7].
  • Sorghum is used for firewood[8].
  • Sorghum's Commons category is recorded as Sorghum[9].
  • Sorghum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sorghum[10].
  • Sorghum's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11].
  • Sorghum's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Sorghum's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Sorghum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[14].
  • Sorghum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(2)[15].
  • Sorghum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Sorghum's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Sorghum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11304[18].
  • Sorghum's this taxon is source of is recorded as sorghum grain[19].
  • Sorghum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sorghum'}[20].
  • Sorghum is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Durra'}[21].
  • Sorghum is commonly known as {'lang': 'ff', 'text': 'Mbayeeri'}[22].
  • Sorghum is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Durrat'}[23].
  • Sorghum is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Cirok'}[24].
  • Sorghum is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'モロコシ属'}[25].
  • Sorghum is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'Сирак'}[26].
  • Sorghum is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Сорго'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sorghum is Sorghum[6]. Sorghum is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Sorghum belongs to the parent taxon Andropogoninae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sorghum'}[20], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Durra'}[21], {'lang': 'ff', 'text': 'Mbayeeri'}[22], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Durrat'}[23], {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Cirok'}[24], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'モロコシ属'}[25].

Identifiers

Sorghum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 58388[28]. Sorghum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4557[29]. Sorghum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 108216[30]. Sorghum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2705180[31]. Sorghum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42106[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Sorghum include Broomfield[33], a city in the United States[34], in United States[35], founded in 2001[36].

Why It Matters

Sorghum ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (584 views/month, #1,428 of 195,241).[2] Sorghum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Sorghum is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Sorghum include Broomfield[33], a city in the United States[34], in United States[35], founded in 2001[36].

References

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  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [18] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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