Sesamum calycinum Welw.
subsp. pseudoangolense Seidenst.
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Twentydales Extn, Epworth, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Twentydales Extn, Epworth, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Val D'Or
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Frequency:
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Frequent |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Annual or perennial herb. Stems usually erect, sometimes somewhat scrambling. Leaves linear to narrowly lanceolate, normally glabrous, except for some mucilage glands; rarely pilose; margin entire. Flowers 2-5 cm, deep purple. Fruit a pubescent capsule, 1.5 - 2 cm, brown with a straight beak. See subsp. baumii for comparison. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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calycinum: calyx-like; pseudoangolense: somewhat resembling Sesamum angolense |
Habitat:
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In sandy soils along roadsides, in grassland and near the margins of vleis. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Zimbabwe only |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,W,C,E |
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Endemic status:
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Endemic |
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Spot characters:
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Images last updated: |
Tuesday 13 February 2007 |
Literature:
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Ihlenfeldt, H.-D. (1988). Pedaliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Page 100. (Includes a picture).
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 66.
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg):
Sesamum calycinumAfrican Plant Database:
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Sesamum calycinumKew Herbarium catalogue:
Sesamum calycinumMansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops:
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Sesamum calycinumWikipedia:
Sesamum calycinum
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-22
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2022).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Sesamum calycinum subsp. pseudoangolense. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=152550, retrieved 17 August 2022
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