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Pedaliaceae FAMILY

Sesamum calycinum

Sesamum calycinum

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sesamum calycinum is an erect, annual to perennial plant growing up to 1.8 metres tall. Plants can be with or without side branches[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The leaves and seeds are often harvested from wild plants and consumed locally[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ]. The plant is occasionally cultivated as a vegetable[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern tropical Africa - Angola, DR Congo, Malawi, Zambia.
HabitatSandy soil, frequently by roadsides, in grassland and open woodland[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].