Pedaliaceae

Sesamum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 634 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Andaman Is., Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Bulgaria, California, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Hainan, Honduras, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Krym, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Louisiana, Malaya, Marianas, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Jersey, New York, Nicobar Is., Ohio, Oman, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Carolina, South European Russi, Spain, Sumatera, Suriname, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wisconsin, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2002). Flora of Egypt 3: 1-373. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Zhigila, D.A. & Muthama Muasya, A. (2023). Molecular phylogenetics, biogeography and character evolution in Sesamum (Pedaliaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 210: 455-470.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 4, 2: 550.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 282 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl. ed. 1: 634 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by H.-D. Ihlenfeldt [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5, 282 (1754)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 9, 2018 Balansa, B. [4971] Vietnam K000939573 Yes
Jun 1, 2010 Pius, G., et al. [149082] Malaysia K000611929 Yes
Sep 20, 2005 Fay, J.M [8890] Central African Republic K000731972 Yes
Sep 20, 2005 Jansen, J.W.A. [2158] Liberia K000731966 Yes
Dec 7, 2004 Sumbing Jimpin [139335] Malaysia K000222941 Yes
Jun 8, 2004 Jones, B.L. [486] Malaysia K000224739 Yes
Sep 15, 2003 Krispinus, Fidilis [SAN139259] Malaysia K000009325 Yes
Mar 10, 2000 Fay, J.M; Ngaindiro, S.; Jules, F.; Raymond, S.; Remy, N. [5085] Central African Republic K000731973 Yes
Mar 4, 1999 Abbiw, D.R. [114] Ghana K000880438 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Etuge, M. [363] Cameroon K000029015 Yes
Jul 1, 1961 Adebusuyi, E. [FHI 44032] Cameroon K000029014 Yes
de Wilde, J. J. F. E.; Arends, J. C.; Louis, A. M.; Bouman, F.; Karper, J. J. [917] Gabon K001577975 Yes
Maiato, F.; Chisingui, V.; Camôngua, J. [FM1819] Angola K001636040 Yes
de Wilde, J. J. F. E.; Arends, J. C.; Louis, A. M.; Bouman, F.; Karper, J. J. [863] Gabon K001577980 Yes
Daramola, B. O. [283] Nigeria K001577976 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [5097] Ghana K:SPC-11702.000 No
Scholz, H.; Mathey, A. [167] Togo K000731968 Yes
Hiepko, P.; Schultze-Motel, W. [255] Togo K000731967 Yes
Davidson, L.M. [29] Togo K000731969 Yes
Meikle, R.D. Nigeria K:SPC-11701.000 No
Stage, E. [68] Togo K000731970 Yes
Thompson, S.A. [1475] Cameroon K000029016 Yes
Jackson, J.A.D. [167] Nigeria K000731971 Yes
Ash [522] Ethiopia K:SPC-58525.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0