Sesame

Sesamum indicum

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  • Flower name
    Sesame
  • Scientific name
    Sesamum indicum
  • AliasSesame, セサミ, 胡麻
  • Place of originAfrica and India
  • Place of flowering
  • Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Sesame

Sesame seeds, scientific name:Sesamum indicum L., is one year grass of the Sesame genus , of the Pedaliaceae department native to Africa and India made of sesame seeds. Plant height is 100 cm, white, light pink and light purple flowers bloom in the summer. Grown in the field. After the flower sheaths become during numerous seeds (sesame). Sesame seeds include protein, dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin B complex, calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc. Coat black sesame and white White Sesame, yellow with Golden Sesame nutritional value is the same. put oil and food. The main regions are Kikaitou (Kagoshima Prefecture). 

Generic name: Sesame , scientific name: Sesamum indicum L., aka: Sesame seed, origin: African savannah, lives: one in grass, height: 100 cm, color: purple, white, and light pink, Flowering period: May-June harvest season: August, edible uses: edible (sesame seeds, sesame oil, etc)


  • Order
    Lamiales
  • Family
    Pedaliaceae
  • Genus
    Sesame
  • Species
    S. indicum
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Cone / Compound inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Tubular
  • Leaf type
    Feather shape
  • Edge of the leaf
  • Life typeA year of grass
  • Flower colors Pink
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height100.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower ~ cm

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