Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is a flouerin plant in the genus Sesamum. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africae an a smawer nummer in Indie. It is widely naituralised in tropical regions aroond the warld an is cultivated for its edible seeds, that growe in pods or "buns".

Sesame
Sesame plants
Scientific classification edit
Kinrick: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Faimily: Pedaliaceae
Genus: Sesamum
Species: S. indicum
Binomial name
Sesamum indicum
Synonyms[1]
  • Dysosmon amoenum Raf.
  • Sesamum africanum Tod.
  • Sesamum occidentalis Heer & Regel
  • Sesamum oleiferum Sm.
  • Sesamum orientale L.
  • Volkameria orientalis (L.) Kuntze

References eedit

  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Archived frae the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 14 Januar 2015.