Taxon: Sesamum trilobum (Bernh.) Byng & Christenh.

Summary

Genus:

Sesamum

Family:

Pedaliaceae

Nomen number:

509964

Place of publication:

Global fl. 4:146. 2018

Verified:

04/02/2024 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

9 (2 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym
Sporledera triloba Bernh.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Ceratotheca triloba (Bernh.) E. Mey. ex Hook. f.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

African plant database. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques Ville de Geneve. Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
Bedigian, D. . 2018. Feeding the forgotten: wild and cultivated Ceratotheca and Sesamum (Pedaliaceae) that nourish and provide remedies in Africa. Econ. Bot. 72:496-542. Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
Zhigila, D. A. & A. M. Muasya . 2023. Molecular phylogenetics, biogeography and character evolution in Sesamum (Pedaliaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 201:455-470. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boac074. Note: this study supports the monophyly of Sesamum including members of the genus Ceratotheca
Zoclanclounon, Y. A. B. et al. . 2023. Insights into chloroplast genome structure and phylogenetic relationships within the Sesamum species complex (Pedaliaceae). Front. Genet. 14:1207306. DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1207306.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Free State	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Gauteng	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Limpopo	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Northern Cape	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	North-West	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: as Ceratotheca triloba

Native
Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North-West]

Reference(s)

Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: as Ceratotheca triloba

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: as Ceratotheca triloba
Environmental	ornamental		Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: as Ceratotheca triloba

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=509964. Accessed 15 April 2026.