Pedaliaceae
Sesamum
Sesamum alatum
- Family
- Pedaliaceae
- Genus
- Sesamum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- سمسم جناحي
- English
- Sesamum
Synonyms
- Sesamopteris alata (Thonn.) DC. ex Meisn.
- Sesamum ekambaramii Naidu
- Sesamum gracile Endl.
- Sesamum pterospermum R.Br. ex Guill.
- Sesamum rostratum Hochst.
- Sesamum sabulosum A.Chev.
- Simsimum rostratum Bernh.
- Volkameria alata (Thonn.) Kuntze
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.