Details for: PI 170729, Sesamum indicum L., 2026


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Sesamum indicum L.
Top Name:
2026
Origin:
Collected – Turkey
Received by NPGS:
25 Oct 1948
PI Assigned:
1948
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Sesamum indicum L.
Top Name:
2026
Origin:
Collected – Turkey
Received by NPGS:
25 Oct 1948
PI Assigned:
1948
Source History
Collected

Turkey

Donated
25 October 1948.
Maryland, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
2026
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Local type
Sesamum indicum L.
Genus:
Sesamum
Family:
Pedaliaceae
Nomen number:

33749
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:634. 1753, nom. cons.
Comment:
  • conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonym (Shenzhen ICN Art. 14.4 & App. IV) Sesamum orientale
  • first united with S. orientale L. by DC., Pl. rar. jard. Geneve 16-19. 1825, satisfying Shenzhen ICN Art. 11.5, despite arguments in Taxon 38:656-659. 1989
Verified:
12/05/1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Sesamum indicum L. subsp. indicum (0 active accession[s])
Sesamum indicum L. subsp. malabaricum (Burm.) Bedigian (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Sesamum orientale L.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbeniseed  1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Englishbenneseed  1Magness, J. R. et al. 1971. Food and feed crops of the United States. IR Bull. 1
Englishbenniseed  1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Englishsesame  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchsésame  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiagingelly  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiatil  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italiansesamo  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajigoma  2Batra, L. R. 1995. Names of Japanese plants sorted by their Japanese names in Romanized Katakana and scientific nomenclature
Portuguesegergelim  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesegimgelim  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Spanishajonjolí  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishsésamo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swahilisimsim  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Swahiliufuta  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Swahiliwangila  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Swedishsesam  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesehu ma  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Transcribed Chinesezhi ma  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Koreanchamkkae  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:129.
unknownbeni as Sesamum orientale2Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. Note: = Sesamum orientale L.
unknownbenne  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALPalmitate (16:0)Palmitate (16:0) methyl ester percentage9.15 SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024 Not Available
CHEMICALStearate (18:0)Stearate (18:0) methyl ester percentage4.37 SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024 Not Available
CHEMICALOleate (18:1)Oleate (18:1) methyl ester percentage38.45 SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024 Not Available
CHEMICALLinoleate (18:2)Linoleate (18:2) methyl ester percentage46.58 SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024 Not Available
CHEMICALArachidate (20:0)Arachidate (20:0) methyl ester percentage0.52 SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024 Not Available
CHEMICALEicosenoate (20:1)Eicosenoate (20:1) methyl ester percentage0.2 SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024 Not Available
CHEMICALBehenate (22:0)Behenate (22:0) methyl ester percentage0.12 SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024 Not Available
CHEMICALLignocerate (24:0)Lignocerate (24:0) methyl ester percentage0.07 SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024 Not Available
CHEMICALPalmitoleate (16:1)Palmitoleate (16:1) methyl ester percentage0.14 SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024 Not Available
CHEMICALOil PercentageOil Percentage56.95 SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024 Not Available
CHEMICALLinolenate (18:3)Linolenate (18:3) methyl ester percentage0.41 SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024 Not Available
GROWTHPlant heightPlant height in decimeters6 S9.SESAME.2005PI 170729 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant heightPlant height in decimeters9 S9.SESAMEPI 170729 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSeed Coat ColorSeed Coat ColorBr/T - Brown/Tan S9.SESAME.2024 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSeed weightWeight of 100 seeds in grams0.36 SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYCapsule lengthCapsule length2 - Medium S9.SESAME.2005PI 170729 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYCapsules per axilNumber of fruiting capsules per axil2 - Two S9.SESAMEPI 170729 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYCapsules per axilNumber of fruiting capsules per axil9 - Mixture of one or more capsules S9.SESAME.2005PI 170729 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPlant colorMature plant color1 - Green S9.SESAME.2005PI 170729 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLoculesNumber of locules per fruiting capsule4 - Four locules S9.SESAME.2005PI 170729 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSeed sizeRelative seed size1 - Small S9.SESAME.2005PI 170729 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSeed sizeRelative seed size5 - Medium S9.SESAMEPI 170729 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSeed colorColor of seeds2 - Brown S9.SESAMEPI 170729 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSeed colorColor of seeds4 - Tan S9.SESAME.2005PI 170729 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStalk strengthRelative strength of plant stalks1 - Strong S9.SESAME.2005PI 170729 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem typeStem type (branched or unbranched)1 - Branched S9.SESAME.2005PI 170729 02 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityRelative time of plant maturation1 - Early season S9.SESAMEPI 170729 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityRelative time of plant maturation5 - Mid season S9.SESAME.2005PI 170729 02 SDNot Available