Sesamum radiatum

Sesamum radiatum
	Benniseed flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Pedaliaceae
Genus:	Sesamum
Species:	S. radiatum
Binomial name
	Sesamum radiatum; Schumach. and Thonn.
Synonyms
	Sesamopteris radiata (Schumach. & Thonn.) DC. ex Meisn.;

Sesamum radiatum is a species of flowering plant in the Pedaliaceae. It is in the same genus as sesame, and is known by the English common names benniseed, black benniseed,^[2] black sesame,^[3] and vegetable sesame.^[4] It is native to west and central Africa, has been cultivated since ancient times in Africa, and is sometimes also used in tropical Asia where it has become naturalized to a small extent.^[2]

^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Sesamum radiatum". PROTA. Archived from the original on 2018-03-01.
^ Konan, A. B., et al. (2011). Myostimulating effect of Sesamum radiatum aqueous leaf extract in isolated guinea-pig taenia caeci contractile activity. Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 8(4): 377–385.
^ B.M. Auwalu and F.E. Babatunde. (2007). Analyses of growth, yield and fertilization of vegetable sesame (Sesamum radiatum Schum). Journal of Plant Sciences 2: 108-112.

[1] "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[prota-2] "Sesamum radiatum". PROTA. Archived from the original on 2018-03-01.

[konan-3] Konan, A. B., et al. (2011). Myostimulating effect of Sesamum radiatum aqueous leaf extract in isolated guinea-pig taenia caeci contractile activity. Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 8(4): 377–385.

[au-4] B.M. Auwalu and F.E. Babatunde. (2007). Analyses of growth, yield and fertilization of vegetable sesame (Sesamum radiatum Schum). Journal of Plant Sciences 2: 108-112.

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