*Sesamum indicum Linnaeus ssp. indicum . Common name: Sesame, Benne, Benny-seed. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of India and the East Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Taxonomy Comments: The wild ancestor is S. indicum ssp. malabaricum (Burman) Bedigian (Bedigian 2014).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bedigian (2014); = n/a — RAB; = Sesamum indicum L. — Bah, C, FNA17, K4, Mo3, NE, NY, S; = Sesamum orientale L. — F, Pa, WH3. Basionym: Sesamum indicum L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Sesamum indicum - FNA17
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