Pedaliaceae
Sesamum

Sesamum trilobum (Bernh.) Byng & Christenh.

First published in Global Fl. 4: 146 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Florida

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 3, 2019 Rokni, S.; Osborne, J.; Machuama, B. [4] Mozambique Ceratotheca triloba K001346117 Yes
Oct 15, 1965 Ceratotheca triloba K000430471 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 15, 1965 Lugard, F.D. [s.n.] South Africa Ceratotheca triloba K000430472 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 15, 1965 Krauss [179] South Africa Ceratotheca triloba K000430474 Isotype Yes
Oct 15, 1965 Krauss [179] South Africa Ceratotheca triloba K000430476 Type Yes
Oct 15, 1965 Wood, J.M. [140] South Africa Ceratotheca triloba K000430470 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 15, 1965 Plant [4] South Africa Ceratotheca triloba K000430475 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 15, 1965 Drege [s.n.] South Africa Ceratotheca triloba K000430473 Isotype Yes
Oct 15, 1965 Atherstone, W.G. [s.n.] South Africa Ceratotheca triloba K000430469 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 15, 1965 Gerrard, W.T. [722] South Africa Ceratotheca triloba K000430477 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 15, 1965 Drege [s.n.] South Africa Ceratotheca triloba K000430468 Isotype Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2507] Botswana Ceratotheca triloba K001604048 Yes
da Silva, M. [3617] Angola Ceratotheca triloba K001008714 Yes
Masia, N.; Nkadimeng, F.; Norotoba, T. [9377] South Africa Ceratotheca triloba K009001232 No
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2507] Botswana Ceratotheca triloba K001604047 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/