Pedaliaceae
Sesamum

Sesamum prostratum Retz.

First published in Observ. Bot. 4: 38 (1786)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India to Assam, E. Sri Lanka. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, India, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bedigian, D. (2015). Systematics and evolution in Sesamum (Pedaliaceae), part 1: evidence regarding the origin of sesame and its closest relatives. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 70: 1-42.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Bedigian, D. (2015). Systematics and evolution in Sesamum (Pedaliaceae), part 1: evidence regarding the origin of sesame and its closest relatives. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 70: 1-42.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 10, 2018 Patil, C.G. [s.n.] India K000939577 Yes
May 22, 1975 Wight, R. [2344] India K000884559 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hunter [s.n.] India K000884563 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000884561 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heyne [6409] India K000884562 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rottler [s.n.] India K000884560 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6409] K001123829 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6409] K001123830 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8964] Sri Lanka K000731965 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6409] K001123828 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 10, 2018 Patil, C.G. [s.n.] India Sesamum laciniatum K000939579 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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