Pedaliaceae FAMILY
Sesamum capense
Sesamum capense
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitAnnual
Growth—
A plant of the drier areas of the subtropics, just entering the tropics in southern Africa. It is found at elevations from 500 - 1,500 metres[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sesamum+capense>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
- [2]Cornucopia II — Facciola. S. · Kampong Publications, California. · 1998 · ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 ↩︎The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.