Pedaliaceae

Herero sesamebush

Sesamothamnus guerichii (Engl.) E.A.Bruce

Family: Pedaliaceae
Genus: Sesamothamnus

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Hererosesambos
Chinese: 古里奇刺麻木
English: Herero sesamebush
hz: Ongumbati

Synonyms

Sigmatosiphon guerichii Engl.

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.