Sesame plants left to dry in the field; Saklikent, Mugla, Turkey; 9/2006 © Jan Grenz
Closeup of stem and capsules; Saklikent, Mugla, Turkey; 9/2006 © Jan Grenz
Flowers and capsules; Saklikent, Mugla, Turkey; 9/2006 © Jan Grenz
Identifier: 433 Date of entry: 26.09.2006 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Sesame
German: Sesam
Portuguese: Gergelim
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Scrophulariales (81)
Family: Pedaliaceae (2)(family description)
Genus: Sesamum (1)
Epithet: orientale L. (3)
Synonym: Sesamum indicum L.
indicum => of Indian origin
orientale => eastern
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: pink, white
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