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Genus: Sesamum (sesame genus) Life
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About 15 species, native to Africa through to Europe through to India and
Sri Lanka. There are 11 species native to southern Africa. Species in southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Sesamum abbreviatum |
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Sesamum alatum
See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Sesamum angolense |
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Sesamum calycinum
See Flora of Zimbabwe, where it is split into
S. c. baumii and
S. c. pseudoangolense. |
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Sesamum capense |
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Sesamum marlothii |
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Sesamum indicum Believed to have been domesticated in India but by 600
BC it was being cultivated in the Middle East and came to be an important
constituent in Middle Eastern foods (e.g. tahini and halvah). The seeds are
eaten. They have a high oil content (40-60%) and are used to produce sesame oil.
Sesame is cultivated on a small scale in southern Africa and also grows wild (naturalised);
additionally, the wild plant it originates from is native to the region. |
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Sesamum pedalioides |
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Sesamum rigidum |
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Sesamum schinzianum |
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Sesamum triphyllum
See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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