{"url":"https://treescape.app/api/species/sorghum-bicolor/?format=json","slug":"sorghum-bicolor","latin_name":"Sorghum bicolor","description":"Sorghum bicolor, commonly called sorghum () and also known as great millet, broomcorn, guinea corn, durra, imphee, jowar, or milo, is a species in the grass genus Sorghum cultivated for its grain. The grain is used for food for humans; the plant is used for animal feed and ethanol production. Sorghum originated in Africa, and is now cultivated widely in tropical and subtropical regions.\nSorghum is the world's fifth-most important cereal crop after rice, wheat, maize, and barley. Sorghum is typically an annual, but some cultivars are perennial. It grows in clumps that may reach over 4 metres (13 ft) high. The grain is small, 2 to 4 millimetres (0.079 to 0.157 in) in diameter. Sweet sorghums are cultivars primarily grown for forage, syrup production, and ethanol; they are taller than those grown for grain.","gbif_id":2705181,"image_thumbnail":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/thumbnails/sorghum-bicolor_thumbnail_wq7oTAi.jpg","image_large":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/large/sorghum-bicolor_thumbnail_3YIZ5k9.jpg","properties":null}