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Sesamum

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q47334
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Sesamum

Summary

Sesamum is a taxon[1]. Sesamum ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (309 views/month, #1,573 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sesamum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sesamum is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Sesamum is classified within Pedaliaceae[5].
  • Sesamum's scientific name is Sesamum[6].
  • Sesamum's Commons category is recorded as Sesamum[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Sesamum is Sesamum indicum[8].
  • Sesamum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sesamum[9].
  • Sesamum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 69[10].
  • Sesamum's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Sesamum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11096[12].
  • Sesamum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sesame'}[13].
  • Sesamum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '胡麻属'}[14].
  • Sesamum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '芝麻属'}[15].
  • Sesamum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '胡麻属'}[16].
  • Sesamum's has fruit type is recorded as capsule[17].
  • Sesamum's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sesamum is Sesamum[6]. Sesamum is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Sesamum belongs to the parent taxon Pedaliaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Sesamum is Sesamum indicum[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sesame'}[13], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '胡麻属'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '芝麻属'}[15], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '胡麻属'}[16].

Identifiers

Sesamum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 122995[19]. Sesamum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4181[20]. Sesamum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 61194[21]. Sesamum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3172619[22]. Sesamum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 34430[23].

Why It Matters

Sesamum ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (309 views/month, #1,573 of 195,241).[2] Sesamum has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Sesamum is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 69. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type → Sesamum indicum
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Pedaliaceae
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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