Sesamum indicum

Sesamum indicum

Sesamum indicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Pedaliaceae
Tribus: Sesameae
Genus: Sesamum
Sectio: S. sect. Sesamum
Species: Sesamum indicum

Name

Sesamum indicum L. (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Volkameria orientalis var. indica (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 481 (1891)
• Homotypic
  • Strobilanthes gentiliana H.Lév. in Bull. Soc. Agric. Sarthe, sér. 2, 44: 479 (1914)
  • Anthadenia sesamoides Lem. in Hort. Vanhoutt. 1(1): 4 (1845)
  • Sesamum africanum Tod. in Index Seminum (PAL, Panormitani) 1866: 34 (1867)
  • Sesamum auriculatum C.Presl in Isis (Oken) 21: 275 (1828)
  • Sesamum brasiliense Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 264 (1829)
  • Sesamum edule Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 769 (1821), nom. nud.
  • Sesamum foetidum Afzel. ex Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 156 (1894)
  • Sesamum hopkinsii Suess. in Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 43: 47 (1951)
  • Sesamum indicum var. grandidentatum DC. in Pl. Rar. Jard. Genève: 18 (1825)
  • Sesamum indicum var. integerrimum Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 115 (1903)
  • Sesamum indicum subsp. malabaricum (Burm.) Bedigian in Novon 23: 6 (2014)
  • Sesamum indicum var. subdentatum DC. in Pl. Rar. Jard. Genève: 18 (1825)
  • Sesamum indicum var. subindivisum DC. in Pl. Rar. Jard. Genève: 18 (1825)
  • Sesamum luteum Retz. in Observ. Bot. 6: 31 (1791)
  • Sesamum malabaricum Burm. in Fl. Malab.: 4 (1769)
  • Sesamum mulayanum N.C.Nair in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 5: 251 (1964)
  • Sesamum occidentalis Heer & Regel in Index Seminum (Z, Turicensis) 1842: ? (1842)
  • Sesamum oleiferum Moench in Suppl. Meth.: 174 (1802), nom. superfl.
  • Sesamum orientale L. in Sp. Pl.: 634 (1753), nom. rej.
  • Sesamum somalense Chiov. in Fl. Somala 2: 343 (1932)
  • Sesamum tavakarii M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida in Fl. Maharashtra 3B: 463 (2001)
  • Sesamum trifoliatum Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 3 (1768)
  • Volkameria orientalis (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 482 (1891)
  • Volkameria sesamoides (Lem.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 482 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional:Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, India, West Himalaya Introduced into: Afghanistan, Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, East Himalaya, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hainan, Honduras, Iran, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Marianas, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Jersey, New York, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Ohio, Oman, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Carolina, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wisconsin, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 634. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon, 23(1): 5–13. DOI: 10.3417/2012062 Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Sesamum indicum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Sesamum indicum. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 18 2020. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sesamum indicum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

български: Сусам
bamanankan: Bɛnɛ
বাংলা: তিল
dansk: Sesam
Deutsch: Sesam
English: Sesame
Esperanto: Sezamo
español: Sésamo, Ajonjolí
eesti: Harilik seesam
Fulfulde: Mene, Namtiri
suomi: Seesami
français: Sésame
Bahasa Indonesia: Wijen
latviešu: Austrumu jeb Indijas sezams
မြန်မာဘာသာ: နှမ်း
Nederlands: sesamplant, sesamkruid, Egyptische oliezaad
norsk nynorsk: Sesam
norsk: Sesam
português: Gergelim
русский: Кунжут
svenska: Sesam
தமிழ்: எள்
ไทย: งา (พืช)
Türkçe: Susam
中文: 胡麻，芝麻