Wingseed Sesame
Sesamum alatum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering
- September-April
How to identify Wingseed Sesame
Identify Wingseed Sesame by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Winged seed capsules.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-April.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sesamum alatum
- Genus
- Sesamum
- Family
- Pedaliaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Weed of wasteland and roadsides, also in cultivated fields
- Habitat type
- Cultivated, Wasteland
- Distribution
- India, Africa, Australia
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“the upper leaves are simple, with the exception of some mucilage glands with an entire margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“It has heteromorphic leaves deeply divided into narrow, linear-lanceolate lobes;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- LobedrecordedThe edge is divided into rounded or pointed sections that don't reach the midrib.“It has heteromorphic leaves deeply divided into narrow, linear-lanceolate lobes;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Wingseed Sesame itself; the rest are typical of the Pedaliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded“Its flowers measure 3.5 cm in diameter and are reddish pink with darker lines in the lower lobe of the corolla.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is an obconical capsule with a beak.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Wingseed Sesame itself; the rest are typical of the Pedaliaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Wingseed Sesame
A member of the Pedaliaceae family, Wingseed Sesame (Sesamum alatum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It grows in weed of wasteland and roadsides, also in cultivated fields. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten.
Pedaliaceae
Pedalium Or Sesame Family
Wingseed Sesame belongs to the Pedaliaceae family.
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