Sorghum bicolor subsp. verticilliflorum

Sorghum bicolor subsp. verticilliflorum (Steud.) de Wet ex Wiersema & J.Dahlb., Taxon 56: 944 (2007) as per POWO;
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Sorghum arundinaceum (Desv.) Stapf, Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 114 1917. (syn: Andropogon arundinaceus Willd., nom. illeg.; Andropogon arundinaceus var. effusus Hack.; Andropogon halepensis var. astoloniferus Vanderyst, pro syn.; Andropogon halepensis var. congoensis Vanderyst, nom. provis.; Andropogon halepensis var. kinshasanensis Vanderyst; Andropogon sorghum subsp. abyssinicus Piper, nom. illeg.; Andropogon sorghum var. aethiopicus Hack.; Andropogon sorghum subsp. effusus (Hack.) Hitchc.; Andropogon sorghum var. effusus Hack.; Andropogon sorghum subsp. verticilliflorus (Steud.) Piper; Andropogon sorghum subsp. vogelianus Piper; Andropogon stapfii Hook.f.; Andropogon verticilliflorus Steud.; Holcus sorghum subsp. verticilliflorus (Steud.) Hitchc.; Rhaphis arundinacea Desv.; Sorghum abyssinicum Stapf, nom. illeg.; Sorghum aethiopicum (Hack.) Rupr. ex Stapf; Sorghum aethiopicum var. brevifolium Snowden; Sorghum bicolor var. aethiopicum (Hack.) de Wet & Huckabay, no basionym cited.; Sorghum bicolor subsp. arundinaceum (Desv.) Davidse; Sorghum bicolor var. arundinaceum (Desv.) de Wet & Huckabay, no basionym cited.; Sorghum bicolor var. verticilliflorum (Steud.) de Wet & Huckabay, no basionym cited.; Sorghum bicolor subsp. verticilliflorum (Steud.) de Wet ex Wiersema & J.Dahlb.; Sorghum brevicarinatum Snowden; Sorghum brevicarinatum var. swahilorum Snowden; Sorghum castaneum C.E.Hubb. & Snowden; Sorghum halepense var. effusum (Hack.) Rendle; Sorghum lanceolatum Stapf; Sorghum macrochaetum Snowden; Sorghum panicoides Stapf; Sorghum pugionifolium Snowden; Sorghum somaliense Snowden; Sorghum stapfii (Hook.f.) C.E.C.Fisch.; Sorghum usambarense Snowden; Sorghum verticilliflorum (Steud.) Stapf; Sorghum verticilliflorum var. infrequens Snowden; Sorghum verticilliflorum var. ornatum Snowden; Sorghum vogelianum (Piper) Stapf) as per Catalogue of Life;

Africa, Indian Subcontinent: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe; Introduced into: Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, California, Caroline Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Jamaica, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Norfolk Is., Peru, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Society Is., Solomon Is., Taiwan, Tonga, Venezuela as per POWO;

Angola; Benin; Bolivia; Botswana; Burkina; Burundi; California; Cameroon; Cape Provinces; Cape Verde; Caroline Is.; Central African Repu; Chad; Colombia; Congo; Cook Is.; East Himalaya; Ecuador; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Fiji; Florida; Free State; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Gulf of Guinea Is.; Hawaii; India; Ivory Coast; Jamaica; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; New Caledonia; New Guinea; Niger; Nigeria; Niue; Norfolk Is.; Northern Provinces; Peru; Pitcairn Is.; Puerto Rico; Rodrigues; Runion; Rwanda; Samoa; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Society Is.; Solomon Is.; Somalia; Sudan; Swaziland; Taiwan; Tanzania; Togo; Tonga; Uganda; Venezuela; West Himalaya; Zambia; Zare; Zimbabwe as per Catalogue of Life;

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Beautiful grass from Agra, U.P : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)

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Johnson grass — Sorghum halepense ?

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Sorghum pugionifolium

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Poaceae from Keetham, Agra, U.P 10102019 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)

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Sorghum pugionifolium – I think it needs to be properly documented as this taxa is often synonymised with other Sorghums by many authors due to lack of collections.

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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  World Flora Online  WCSP  GBIF (High resolution specimens) JSTOR India Biodiversity Portal  AusGrass2  Atlas of Living Australia  CABI  prota4u