Sesamum
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Sesamum indicum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Pedaliaceae |
| Genus: | Sesamum L. |
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Sesamum is a
Sesamum indicum (syn. Sesamum orientale), the source of sesame seeds. The species are primarily African, with some species occurring in India, Sri Lanka, and China. The origin of S. indicum is uncertain, as it is widely cultivated and naturalized in tropical regions. The genus is closely related to the strictly African genus Ceratotheca
and is itself probably African in origin.
Species
Species include:[1]
- Sesamum abbreviatum Merxm.
- Sesamum alatum Thonn.
- Sesamum angolense Welw.
- Sesamum biapiculatum De Wild.
- Sesamum calycinum Welw.
- Sesamum capense Burm. f.
- Sesamum digitaloides Welw. ex Schinz
- Sesamum gracile Endl.
- Sesamum hopkinsii Suess.
- Sesamum indicumL.
- Sesamum lamiifolium Engl.
- Sesamum latifolium J.B. Gillett
- Sesamum lepidotum Schinz
- Sesamum macranthum Oliv.
- Sesamum marlothii Engl.
- Sesamum mombazense De Wild. & T.Durand
- Sesamum parviflorum Seidenst.
- Sesamum pedalioides Welw. ex Hiern
- Sesamum radiatum Schumach. & Thonn.
- Sesamum rigidum Peyr.
- Sesamum rostratum Hochst.
- Sesamum sabulosum A.Chev.
- Sesamum schinzianum Asch.
- Sesamum somalense Chiov.
- Sesamum thonneri De Wild. & T. Durand
- Sesamum triphyllum Welw. ex Asch.
Gallery
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Sesamum indicum -
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Seed under a microscope
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References
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved January 14, 2015.
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