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|accepted_name=Sesamum indicum
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=2: 634. 1753
|year=1753
}}
|common_names=Sesame;benne
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=I
|label=Introduced
}}{{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=F
|label=Illustrated
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|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Pedaliaceae;Sesamum;Sesamum indicum
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Pedaliaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Sesamum]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Sesamum indicum]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 17
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=page 362
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stems </b>simple or branched proximally, 4-angled, grooved, 30–100(–150) cm. <b>Leaves</b>: petiole 5–12 cm; blade narrowly lanceolate to ovate, 5–20 × 1–5 cm, base cuneate, apex acute, glabrate adaxially. <b>Pedicels</b> 3–5 mm; bracteoles 0–2, linear. <b>Flowers</b> drooping; sepals 4–8 mm; corolla 2–4 cm, glandular-pubescent externally, tube slightly curved at base, mouth 10 mm diam. <b>Capsules</b> 15–30 × 5–7 mm. <b>Seeds</b> 2–3 mm, smooth. <b>2n</b> = (18), 32, 52 (Asia).</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering Jun–Aug.
|habitat=Disturbed sites.
|elevation=0–1000 m.
|distribution=Ala.;Calif.;Fla.;Ga.;La.;Mass.;Mo.;N.J.;N.Y.;Ohio;Pa.;S.C.;Tex.;Wis.;origin unknown;probably s Asia (India);introduced also in South America;Europe;elsewhere in Asia;n Africa;Pacific Islands;Australia.
|introduced=true
|discussion=<p><i>Sesamum indicum</i> is the source of sesame seeds and sesame oil. It has been in cultivation for perhaps more than 5000 years; it is difficult to determine its native range. Sesame seeds are a component of many bird seed mixes, so plants often occur near feeders. The name <i>S. orientale</i> Linnaeus, which pertains here, has been rejected.</p>
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name=Sesamum indicum
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Pedaliaceae
|phenology=Flowering Jun–Aug.
|habitat=Disturbed sites.
|elevation=0–1000 m.
|distribution=Ala.;Calif.;Fla.;Ga.;La.;Mass.;Mo.;N.J.;N.Y.;Ohio;Pa.;S.C.;Tex.;Wis.;origin unknown;probably s Asia (India);introduced also in South America;Europe;elsewhere in Asia;n Africa;Pacific Islands;Australia.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=Introduced;Illustrated
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|genus=Sesamum
|species=Sesamum indicum
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