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Sesamum (sesame)

Angiospermae - Lamiales - Pedaliaceae

Taxonomy
Sesamum was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Sesamum indicum.

It was assigned to Pedaliaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Species
S. indicum (type species), S. orientale

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Sesamum Linnaeus
1976Sesamum Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
Asterids
Euasterids
Lamiids
orderLamiales
familyPedaliaceaeBrown 1810
genusSesamum

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Sesamum Linnaeus 1753 [sesame]
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Sesamum indicum Linnaeus 1753 [sesame]
Sesamum orientale Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available