Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
SESAMUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 634. 1753.
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TYPE: Sesamum indicum Linnaeus 1753. Lectotypified by M. L. Green, in Hitchcock et al., Propos. Brit. Bot. 169. 1929; Bruce, Kew Bull. 1953: 425. 1953.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sesamum indicum ssp. indicum | Sesame |
Identification Key
1. Leaf blades ovate, oblong, or rarely obovate; basal leaf blades often >7 cm long or wide, sometimes deeply 3-lobed or occasionally leaves trifoliolate, if <7 cm long then shallowly 3-lobed or not broadly subcordate; flowers with a staminode; fruit not or hardly subtruncate at apex, without angular horns but with a conspicuous terminal beak
1. Leaf blades broadly ovate-subcordate to less often rotund, elliptical, or slightly obovate; basal leaf blades <7 cm long or wide, sometimes broadly subcordate or only shallowly 3-lobed; flowers without a staminode; fruit subtruncate at apex, with a subdeltoid to linear horn at each of the outer edges of the apex, terminal beak inconspicuous or absent
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No synonyms found. | |||