Genus Sesamum L.


Summary
Genus number:
11096
Last updated:
28 April 1998
Family:
Pedaliaceae
Common name(s):

sesame
Accession count:

1575 (1247  active, 1143  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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References:
  1. Gormley, I. C. et al. 2015. Phylogeny of Pedaliaceae and Martyniaceae and the placement of Trapella in Plantaginaceae s. l. Syst. Bot. 40:259-268. Note: resolved as non-monophyletic
  2. Miao, H. et al. . 2024. Genomic evolution and insights into agronomic trait innovations of Sesamum species. Plant Communic. 5:100729. DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100729.
  3. 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.
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/taxonomygenus?id=11096. Accessed 15 April 2026.