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Sesamum L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 634 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000035179.

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Synonyms of Sesamum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Anthadenia Lem. Hort. Vanhoutt. 1(1): 4 (1845) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000002369
Ceratotheca Endl. Linnaea 7: 5 (1832) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000007389
Dicerocaryum Bojer Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 4: 268 (1835) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000011386
Gangila Bernh. Linnaea 16: 42 (1842) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000015294
Josephinia Vent. Jard. Malmaison : 67 (1804) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000019619
Pretrea J.Gay ex Meisn. Pl. Vasc. Gen. 1: 298 (1840) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000031119
Pretreothamnus Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 228 (1905) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000031120
Sesamopteris DC. ex Meisn. Pl. Vasc. Gen. 1: 298 (1840) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000035176
Simsimum Bernh. Linnaea 16: 42 (1842) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000035414

Species in Sesamum ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Sesamum:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sesamum byngianum Christenh. Global Fl. 0.267361111. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000007578
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sesamum caillei A.Chev. Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franc. i. 488 (1920), nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000497102
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sesamum christenhuszianum Byng Global Fl. 0.268055556. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000007579
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sesamum edule hort. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel] 769. 1821 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000497101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sesamum eugeniae (F.Muell.) Byng & Christenh. Global Fl. 0.268055556. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000007580
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sesamum indicum subsp. malabaricum (Burm.) Bedigian Novon 23(1): 6. 2014 [8 Apr 2014] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368382
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sesamum laciniatum Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 3(1): 359, partim. 1800 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000497093
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sesamum pentaphyllum E.Mey. Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. (Drège) 50, 54; et ex DC. Prod. ix. 251. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000496462
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sesamum pterospermum R.Br. Voy. Abyss. [Salt] Append. p. lxiv. 1814 [Sep 1814] , nom. nud. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000496464
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sesamum rigidum subsp. merenskyanum Ihlenf. & Seidenst. Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 7: 7. 1968 (1968) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200011268
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sesamum sect. Dicerocaryum (Bojer) J.C.Manning & Magee Bothalia 48(1)-a2363: 2. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000007581