About Wingseed Sesame
Sesamum alatum is a species of flowering plant in the Pedaliaceae. It is in the same genus as sesame. In English it is called winged-seed sesame. Its native range spans from Western Sahara to Egypt and south to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sesamum alatum
- Genus
- Sesamum
- Family
- PEDALIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Weed of wasteland and roadsides, also in cultivated fields
- Distribution
- India, Africa, Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Pedaliaceae
Pedalium Or Sesame Family
Wingseed Sesame belongs to the Pedaliaceae family.
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