''Sesamum'' is a
leguminous crop and
genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family
Pedaliaceae
Pedaliaceae, the pedalium family or sesame family, is a flowering plant family classified in the order Lamiales.
The family includes sesame (''Sesamum indicum''), the source of sesame seeds.
It comprises 13 genera and approximately 70 speci ...
. The plants are
annual or
perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is
sesame
Sesame ( or ; ''Sesamum indicum'') is a flowering plant in the genus ''Sesamum'', also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cu ...
, ''
Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Sesamum orientale''), the source of
sesame
Sesame ( or ; ''Sesamum indicum'') is a flowering plant in the genus ''Sesamum'', also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cu ...
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
''Ceratotheca'' is a genus of plants in the family Pedaliaceae (sesame family) comprising about five species native to worldwide tropical areas and to southern Africa.
The genera name is derived from the Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Any ...
'' and is itself probably African in origin.
Species
Species include:
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Sesamum abbreviatum''
Merxm.
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Sesamum alatum
''Sesamum alatum'' is a species of flowering plant in the Pedaliaceae. It is in the same genus as sesame. In English it is called winged-seed sesame. Its native range spans from Western Sahara to Egypt and south to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
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''
Thonn.
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Sesamum angolense
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, ''Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Sesam ...
''
Welw.
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Sesamum biapiculatum''
De Wild.
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Sesamum calycinum''
Welw.
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Sesamum capense''
Burm. f.
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Sesamum digitaloides
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, '' Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Se ...
''
Welw. ex Schinz
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Sesamum gracile
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, ''Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Sesa ...
''
Endl.
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Sesamum hopkinsii
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, ''Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Sesam ...
''
Suess.
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Sesamum indicum''
L.
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Sesamum lamiifolium''
Engl.
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Sesamum latifolium
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, ''Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Sesam ...
''
J.B. Gillett
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Sesamum lepidotum
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, ''Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Sesam ...
''
Schinz
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Sesamum macranthum
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, ''Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Sesam ...
''
Oliv.
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Sesamum marlothii
''Sesamum marlothii'' is a species of flowering plant in the same genus as sesame. It is native to western South Africa. It was originally described as similar to ''S. schinzianum'' but differing in various ways, including having the lower leav ...
''
Engl.
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Sesamum mombazense
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, ''Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Sesam ...
''
De Wild. & T.Durand
*''
Sesamum parviflorum
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, ''Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Sesam ...
''
Seidenst.
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Sesamum pedalioides
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, ''Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Sesam ...
''
Welw. ex Hiern
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Sesamum radiatum''
Schumach. & Thonn.
*''
Sesamum rigidum
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, ''Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Sesam ...
''
Peyr.
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Sesamum rostratum
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, ''Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Sesam ...
''
Hochst.
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Sesamum sabulosum
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are Annual vs. perennial plant evolution, annual or Perennial plant, perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of ...
''
A.Chev.
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Sesamum schinzianum
''Sesamum schinzianum'' is a species of flowering plant in the Pedaliaceae family.
It is native to Angola and Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic O ...
''
Asch.
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Sesamum somalense''
Chiov.
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Sesamum thonneri''
De Wild. & T. Durand
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Sesamum triphyllum
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, '' Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Se ...
''
Welw. ex Asch.
Gallery
File:Sesamum mulayanum (Rantil) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0278.jpg, '' Sesamum indicum''
File:Sesamum rigidum2.jpg, ''Sesamum rigidum
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, ''Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Sesam ...
''
File:Sesamum triphyllum.jpg, ''Sesamum triphyllum
''Sesamum'' is a leguminous crop and genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, '' Sesamum indicum'' (syn. ''Se ...
''
File:Семечко кунжута.jpg, Seed under a microscope
References
Lamiales genera
Pedaliaceae
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