''Sesamum'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 (biology), order Lamiales.
The family includes sesame (''Sesamum indicum''), the source of sesame seeds.
It comprises 13 genera and approx ...
. The plants are
annual or
perennial
In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...
herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is
sesame
Sesame (; ''Sesamum indicum'') is a 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 cultivated for ...
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Sesamum indicum
Sesame (; ''Sesamum indicum'') is a plant in the genus ''Sesamum'', also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalization (biology) , naturalized in tropical regions around the wor ...
'' (syn. ''Sesamum orientale''), the source of
sesame
Sesame (; ''Sesamum indicum'') is a 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 cultivated for ...
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:
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Sesamum abbreviatum''
Merxm.
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Sesamum alatum''
Thonn.
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Sesamum angolense
''Sesamum'' is a 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. ''Sesamum orientale''), th ...
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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''
Welw. ex Schinz
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Sesamum gracile
''Sesamum'' is a 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. ''Sesamum orientale''), th ...
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Endl.
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Sesamum hopkinsii''
Suess.
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Sesamum indicum
Sesame (; ''Sesamum indicum'') is a plant in the genus ''Sesamum'', also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalization (biology) , naturalized in tropical regions around the wor ...
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L.
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Sesamum lamiifolium
''Sesamum'' is a 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. ''Sesamum orientale''), t ...
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Engl.
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Sesamum latifolium''
J.B. Gillett
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Sesamum lepidotum''
Schinz
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Sesamum macranthum''
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 ...
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Engl.
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Sesamum mombazense
''Sesamum'' is a 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. ''Sesamum orientale''), t ...
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De Wild. & T.Durand
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Sesamum parviflorum
''Sesamum'' is a 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. ''Sesamum orientale''), t ...
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Seidenst.
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Sesamum pedalioides
''Sesamum'' is a 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. ''Sesamum orientale''), t ...
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Welw. ex Hiern
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Sesamum radiatum
''Sesamum radiatum'' is a species of flowering plant in the Pedaliaceae. It is in the same genus as sesame, and is known by the English common names benniseed, black benniseed, black sesame, and vegetable sesame. (While the regular sesame, ''Se ...
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Schumach. & Thonn.
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Sesamum rigidum
''Sesamum'' is a 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. ''Sesamum orientale''), t ...
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Peyr.
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Sesamum rostratum
''Sesamum'' is a 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. ''Sesamum orientale''), t ...
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Hochst.
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Sesamum sabulosum
''Sesamum'' is a 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 the genus is sesame ...
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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 on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include th ...
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Asch.
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Sesamum somalense
''Sesamum'' is a 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. ''Sesamum orientale''), t ...
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Chiov.
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Sesamum thonneri''
De Wild. & T. Durand
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Sesamum triphyllum''
Welw. ex Asch.
Gallery
File:Sesamum mulayanum (Rantil) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0278.jpg, ''Sesamum indicum
Sesame (; ''Sesamum indicum'') is a plant in the genus ''Sesamum'', also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalization (biology) , naturalized in tropical regions around the wor ...
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File:Sesamum rigidum2.jpg, ''Sesamum rigidum
''Sesamum'' is a 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. ''Sesamum orientale''), t ...
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File:Sesamum triphyllum.jpg, '' Sesamum triphyllum''
File:Семечко кунжута.jpg, Seed under a microscope
References
Lamiales genera
Pedaliaceae
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