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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. Magnoliopsida
  3. Lamiales
  4. Pedaliaceae
  5. Sesamum
  6. Sesamum indicum

Preferred term

Sesamum indicum

Type

  • Organism

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • sesame (plant)
  • Sesamum mulayanum
  • Sesamum orientale

Scope note

  • Use for the sesame plant as a whole; For products of the sesame plant, such as oil or seed, consult the "sesame products" hierarchy.

Has taxonomic rank

In other languages

  • Sesamum indicum

    Spanish

  • sesame (plant)
  • Sesamum mulayanum
  • Sesamum orientale

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/55757

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