| Local names |
| Sorghum brevicarinatum | | bakaka |
| Sorghum caffrorum | | ampembimasombika, ampemby, femba, fembamboloky, honkona, varifemba |
| Sorghum halepense | | ampemba, ampembimbazaha, ampemby, bakaka, bakaky, femba, pembamboloky, variampemby, varifemba |
| Sorghum roxburghii | | ampemby, femba, morama, morona, varifemba |
| Sorghum verticilliflorum | | bakaka |
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