Sesamum mulayanum N.C.Nair

 
  • Family : PEDALIACEAE
    (Pedalium Or Sesame Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TIL FAMILY (तिल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Pedaliaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sesamum mulayanum N.C.Nair
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Frequent in Waste places, road sides and as a weed in cultivated fields
  • Key identification features : Erect. Leaves linear-lanceolate. Flowers white with dork red ting on lower lip. Some authors treating this species as wild variety of S. indicum
  • Flower, Fruit : August-December
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Literature :
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sesamum mulayanum. Downloaded on 5 December 2024.

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