Sesamum triphyllum

Sesamum triphyllum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Pedaliaceae
Tribus: Sesameae
Genus: Sesamum
Sectio: S. sect. Sesamopteris
Species: Sesamum triphyllum
Varieties: S. t. var. grandiflorum – S. t. var. triphyllum

Name

Sesamum triphyllum Welw. ex Asch., 1888

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Volkameria triphylla (Welw. ex Asch.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 482 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional:Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Welw., 1888. Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins der Provinz Brandenburg und die angrenzenden Lander. Berlin 30:185. 1888

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Sesamum triphyllum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Sesamum triphyllum. Published online. Accessed: March 24 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Sesamum triphyllum. 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. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Sesamum triphyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 March 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sesamum triphyllum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Wildesesam