Sesamum indicum
flowering plant cultivated for its edible seeds
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Summary
Sesamum indicum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.22% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,702 views/month, #435 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Sesamum[4]
- Taxon name: Sesamum indicum[5]
- Subclass of: useful plant[6], Pedaliaceae[7]
- Has use: medicinal plant[8], food[9], spice[10], dye[11], fiber[12], nectar source[13]
- Commons category: Sesamum indicum[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sesame[15]
- Commons gallery: Sesamum indicum[16]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[17], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[18]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[19], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[21], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 69[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[24]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=33749[25]
- This taxon is source of: sesame oil[26], sesame seed[27], Sesami Semen[28], smell of sesame[29]
- Short name: S. indicum[30]
- Taxon common name: 胡麻[31], öljyseesami[32], 芝麻[33], 脂麻[34], 油麻[35], 黑芝麻[36], 麻油[37], 芝麻（脂麻、胡麻)[38]
- Different from: Linga[39]
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Identifiers
Sesamum indicum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 285850[40]. Sesamum indicum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4182[41]. Sesamum indicum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 484896[42]. Sesamum indicum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3172622[43]. Sesamum indicum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 34431[44].
Why It Matters
Sesamum indicum has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]