Sesames
Sesamum
Sesamum is a genus of approximately 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. 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...
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Sesame
speciesSesamum indicum
Wild Sesame
speciesSesamum triphyllum
Wingseed Sesame
speciesSesamum alatum
Sesamum radiatum
speciesSesamum radiatum
Blackeye Sesame
speciesSesamum capense
Angolan Sesame
speciesSesamum angolense
Kuneni Sesame
speciesSesamum marlothii
Stiff Sesame
speciesSesamum rigidum
Indian Sesame Oil Plant
speciesSesamum prostratum
Fine Sesame
speciesSesamum calycinum
Namib Sesame
speciesSesamum abbreviatum
Sesamum schinzianum
speciesSesamum schinzianum
Sesamum angustifolium
speciesSesamum angustifolium
Koako Sesame
speciesSesamum pedalioides
Sesamum latifolium
speciesSesamum latifolium
Sesamum parviflorum
speciesSesamum parviflorum
Sesamum lepidotum
speciesSesamum lepidotum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.199
Garden of Health
1507 · p.329
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.727
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.375
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.375
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.579
Medical and Philosophical Garden
Joachim Camerarius · 1588 · p.388
The Plants of Egypt
Prospero Alpini · 1592 · p.96
Historia naturalis Brasiliae
Willem Piso / Georg Marcgraf · 1648 · p.166
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 122995.