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Sesame
Sesame plants
Scientific classification edit
Kinrick: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Faimily: Pedaliaceae
Genus: Sesamum
Species: S. indicum
Binomial name
Sesamum indicum
Synonyms[1]
  • Dysosmon amoenum Raf.
  • Sesamum africanum Tod.
  • Sesamum occidentalis Heer & Regel
  • Sesamum oleiferum Sm.
  • Sesamum orientale L.
  • Volkameria orientalis (L.) Kuntze

Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is a flouerin plant in the genus Sesamum. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africae an a smawer nummer in Indie. It is widely naituralised in tropical regions aroond the warld an is cultivated for its edible seeds, that growe in pods or "buns".

References

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  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Archived frae the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 14 Januar 2015.