Pedaliaceae
Sesamum

Sesamum angustifolium (Oliv.) Engl.

First published in Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 365 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to SW. Ethiopia and S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bruce, E.A. (1953). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Pedaliaceae: 1-21.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1988). Flora Zambesiaca 8(3): 1-118. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 4, 2: 554
  • F.T.E.A., Pedaliac. 19, fig. 7, 9-16.
  • Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C: 365 (1895)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Bruce, E.A. (1953). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Pedaliaceae: 1-21.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1988). Flora Zambesiaca 8(3): 1-118. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.J. Jex-Blake, Some Wild Flowers of Kenya p. 101 (1948).
  • Engl. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C.: 365 (1895).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 2: 253 (1947).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 4 (2): 554 (1906).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2002 Lisanework [6239] Ethiopia K000731980 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Lovett, J. [1623] Tanzania K000731989 Yes
Sangai, G.W. [911] Kenya K000731987 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3398] Zambia K:SPC-31027.000 No
Attims, Y. [218] Congo, Republic of the K001561797 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Host, P.; Desissa, D.; Kebede, S. [7273] Ethiopia K000731979 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [2403] Kenya K000731985 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1604] Kenya K000731988 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [620] Tanzania K000731990 Yes
Speke; Grant [s.n.] Tanzania K000430498 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spjut, R.W.; Ensor, P.D. [3051] Kenya K000731986 Yes

Sources

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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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