| Name | Sorghum purpureosericeum (Hochstetter ex A. Richard) G. A. Schweinfurth & P. F. A. Ascherson |
| Authorship | (Hochstetter ex A. Richard) G. A. Schweinfurth & P. F. A. Ascherson |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Sorghum |
| Citation | 1867 Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 310 |
| Holdings | 1 Specimen held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Sorghum purpureosericeum (Hochstetter ex A. Richard) G. A. Schweinfurth & P. F. A. Ascherson |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1) |