Sesamum indicum L.

  • Filed As

    Pedaliaceae
    cf. Sesamum indicum L.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Kingdon-Ward 18387, 04 Mar 1949

  • Location

    India. Mishmi Hills, Sadiya Plain.

  • Habitat

    A few clumps, scattered on low mounds.

  • Description

    An undershrub with ascending stems and erect flowering spikes. Flowers purple, spotted inside, softly tomentose. The flowers recall those of the common fox-glove. May be Barleria.

  • Collection Notes

    Flora of India and Burma.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02656405

    Occurrence ID: cd53b83e-f5b5-407d-a72b-f1c34cedde54

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Pedaliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Sesamum indicum L., cf., det Kate Armstrong, 21 May 2019

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FLORA OF INDIA AND BURMA
Plants of Mishmi Hills
Strobilanthea (?)
An under shrub with ascending stems and erect
flowering spikes. Flowers purple, spotted
inside, softly tomentose* A few clumps,
scattered on low mounds. The flowers recall
those of the common foxglove. May be Barler-
ia. Sadiya Plain at 600 ft.
March k, 1949
Collected by F. Kingdon-Ward, No. 18387
Distributed by The New York Botanical Garden
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