Pedaliaceae
Sesamum

Sesamum senecioides (Klotzsch) Byng & Christenh.

First published in Global Fl. 4: 146 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa to Eswatini. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Pedaliaceae, H. D. Ihlenfeldt. Flora Zambesiaca 8:3. 1988

Morphology General Habit
Stems subglabrous or pubescent, the mature fruit usually glabrous.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf lamina usually narrowly ovate to ovate, up to 2.7 cm. long, pinnatipartite to pinnatilobed (Mozambique, Zimbabwe E and Malawi) or pinnatifid to deeply crenate or deeply serrate (Zimbabwe N, W, C, S); petioles 3–12 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers 17–27 mm. long; pedicels 15–50 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit broadly elliptic in outline, 16–27 mm. long, 10–19 mm. broad, the central portion distinctly raised and 6–9 mm. high (spines excl.) each loculus containing usually 5 seeds, the central one erect, the lateral ones ascending from a very short basal placenta; funicles short.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds obovate in outline, c. 4.5 mm. long and 3 mm. broad.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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