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Sesamum
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Sesamum indicum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Pedaliaceae
Genus: Sesamum
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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), the source of sesame seeds.

Species

Species include:

  • 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 indicum L.
  • 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.

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