Pedaliaceae
Sesamum

Sesamum capense Burm.f.

First published in Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 17 (1768)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 4, 1999 Masuda, K. [116] Cameroon K000880439 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zeyher [1202] South Africa K000430487 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000195262 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gossweiler, J. [4478] Angola K001008697 Yes
Bowker [112] South Africa K000195260 Type Yes
Schlieber, H. [8789] South Africa K001208357 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000195261 Unknown Type Material Yes
Welwitsch [1662] Angola K000195259 Type Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2430] South Africa K001208356 Yes
Bowker [142] South Africa K000430486 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2790] Angola K001008695 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola K001008694 Yes
de Menezes, A. [246] Angola K001008696 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • 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