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Details for: PI 655063,
Sesamum indicum
L.
Summary
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Taxonomy
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Sesamum indicum
L.
Origin:
Donated – Georgia, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
2005
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
50 count
PI 655063 CR01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Sesamum indicum
L.
Origin:
Donated – Georgia, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
2005
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Donated
2005.
Georgia, United States
Comment:
Purchased from Sweet Auburn Market in Atlanta, Georgia
Donor(s):
Morris, J. Bradley, USDA, ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
Narrative
Sesamum indicum
L.
Genus:
Sesamum
Family:
Pedaliaceae
Nomen number:
33749
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:634. 1753, nom. cons.
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358655
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
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
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
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
beniseed
1
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
English
benneseed
1
Magness, J. R. et al.
1971. Food and feed crops of the United States. IR Bull. 1
English
benniseed
1
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
English
sesame
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French
sésame
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India
gingelly
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India
til
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian
sesamo
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji
goma
2
Batra, L. R.
1995. Names of Japanese plants sorted by their Japanese names in Romanized Katakana and scientific nomenclature
Portuguese
gergelim
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese
gimgelim
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Spanish
ajonjolí
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
sésamo
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swahili
simsim
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Swahili
ufuta
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Swahili
wangila
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Swedish
sesam
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
hu ma
2
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Transcribed Chinese
zhi ma
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean
chamkkae
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:129.
unknown
beni
as
Sesamum orientale
2
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Note:
=
Sesamum orientale
L.
unknown
benne
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
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Phenotype Data
Category
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CHEMICAL
Palmitate (16:0)
Palmitate (16:0) methyl ester percentage
9.94
SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024
Not Available
CHEMICAL
Stearate (18:0)
Stearate (18:0) methyl ester percentage
4.68
SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024
Not Available
CHEMICAL
Oleate (18:1)
Oleate (18:1) methyl ester percentage
41.06
SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024
Not Available
CHEMICAL
Linoleate (18:2)
Linoleate (18:2) methyl ester percentage
42.93
SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024
Not Available
CHEMICAL
Arachidate (20:0)
Arachidate (20:0) methyl ester percentage
0.56
SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024
Not Available
CHEMICAL
Eicosenoate (20:1)
Eicosenoate (20:1) methyl ester percentage
0.19
SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024
Not Available
CHEMICAL
Behenate (22:0)
Behenate (22:0) methyl ester percentage
0.13
SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024
Not Available
CHEMICAL
Lignocerate (24:0)
Lignocerate (24:0) methyl ester percentage
0.09
SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024
Not Available
CHEMICAL
Palmitoleate (16:1)
Palmitoleate (16:1) methyl ester percentage
0.15
SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024
Not Available
CHEMICAL
Oil Percentage
Oil Percentage
54.7
SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024
Not Available
CHEMICAL
Linolenate (18:3)
Linolenate (18:3) methyl ester percentage
0.29
SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Seed Coat Color
Seed Coat Color
T - Tan
S9.SESAME.2024
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Seed weight
Weight of 100 seeds in grams
0.4
SESAME.COLLECTION.FATTY.ACID.2024
Not Available