How to identify Safed Til
Identify Safed Til 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.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- Confirm it sits within the Pedaliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Safed Til.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sesamum mulayanum
- Genus
- Sesamum
- Family
- Pedaliaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
Local Names
- Hindi
- Safed til सफ़ेद तिल
- Manipuri
- Thoiding
- Tamil
- சிற்றெள் Cirrel, எள் El, எள்ளு Ellu, திலம் Tilam
- Nepali
- तिल Til
- Mizo
- Chhibung
About Safed Til
Sesame (Sesamum mulayanum) is a herb in the Pedaliaceae family. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Botanical family
Pedaliaceae
Pedalium Or Sesame Family
Safed Til belongs to the Pedaliaceae family.
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