Sesamum sesamoides (Endl.) Byng & Christenh.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Pedaliaceae > Sesamum

Characteristics

See information as Ceratophyllum sesamoides.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination autogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use food gene source material medicinal oil
Edible flowers leaves pods seeds shoots
Therapeutic use Soap (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Sesamum sesamoides world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Mauritania, Malawi, Namibia, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77184042-1
WFO ID wfo-0001423295
COL ID 6YKLG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ceratotheca melanosperma Ceratotheca sesamoides Sesamum heudelotii Sesamum sesamoides Ceratotheca sesamoides var. grandiflora Ceratotheca sesamoides var. melanoptera Ceratotheca sesasmoides var. baoulensis Ceratotheca sesamoides f. latifolia