Taxon: Sesamum indicum L. subsp. malabaricum (Burm.) Bedigian

Summary

Genus:

Sesamum

Family:

Pedaliaceae

Nomen number:

481236

Place of publication:

Novon 23:6. 2014

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52695017

Verified:

08/31/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Sesamum indicum L. (1237 active accession[s])
Sesamum indicum L. subsp. indicum (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Sesamum malabaricum Burm.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Sesamum mulayanum N. C. Nair

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Bedigian, D. 1986. Evidence for cultivation of sesame in the Ancient World. Econ. Bot. 40:137-154. Note: as "Sesamum orientale var. malabaricum Nar."
Bedigian, D. 2003. Evolution of sesame revisited: domestication, diversity and prospects. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 50:779-787. Note: as Sesamum malabaricum
Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
Bedigian, D. 2015. Systematics and evolution in Sesamum L. (Pedaliaceae), part 1: Evidence regarding the origin of sesame and its closest relatives. Webbia 70:1-42.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Andhra Pradesh	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Assam	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Daman and Diu	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Delhi	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Goa	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Gujarat	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Haryana	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Himachal Pradesh	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Karnataka	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Kerala	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Madhya Pradesh	Bedigian, D. 2015. Systematics and evolution in Sesamum L. (Pedaliaceae), part 1: Evidence regarding the origin of sesame and its closest relatives. Webbia 70:1-42.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Maharashtra	Bedigian, D. 2015. Systematics and evolution in Sesamum L. (Pedaliaceae), part 1: Evidence regarding the origin of sesame and its closest relatives. Webbia 70:1-42.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Odisha	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Punjab	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Rajasthan	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Tamil Nadu	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh	Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.

Native
Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh]

Reference(s)

Bedigian, D. 2014. A new combination for the Indian progenitor of sesame, Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae). Novon 23:5-13.
Bedigian, D. 2015. Systematics and evolution in Sesamum L. (Pedaliaceae), part 1: Evidence regarding the origin of sesame and its closest relatives. Webbia 70:1-42.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=481236. Accessed 15 April 2026.