| Family | Gramineae |
| Synonyms | Holcus bicolor |
| Local name | Dura Seifi, Dura ‘Eweiga, Dura Hamra, Dura Fafi’aa |
| Habitat in Egypt | cultivated cereal |
| Distribution | widely cultivated, extremely important tropical cereal derived from wild African Sorghum arundinaceum |
