Infra-specific folk taxonomy in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor(L.) Moench) in Ethiopia: folk nomenclature, classification, and criteria

Table 3 A simple stepwise classification from generic to sub-variety level

Folk generic level	Folk sub-generic level (optional)	Folk species level	Folk variety	Folk subvariety level
Bishinga	Cultivated1 (edible) sorghum	Muyra	Muyra Red	Muyra red long sweet stalked
			Muyra Brown
			Muyra Yellow
			Muyra Dark Red
	Wild² (non-edible) sorghum	Degengof
		Keelo (Harchatee)
		Firekolef

Legend:¹edible sorghum-sorghum used for food, feed, fuel wood and construction and are cultivated, selected and maintained by the farmers
²non-edible sorghum-sorghum with no common uses and are not grown, selected and maintained by the farmers but are self-grown or -propagated on the farm without farmers knowledge or selection

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