Sesame

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Sesame
Sesamum indicum - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-129.jpg
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Sesame plants
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Pedaliaceae
Genus: Sesamum
Species:
S. indicum
Binomial name
Sesamum indicum
Synonyms[1]
  • Dysosmon amoenum Raf.
  • Sesamum africanum Tod.
  • Sesamum occidentalis Heer & Regel
  • Sesamum oleiferum Sm.
  • Sesamum orientale L.
  • Volkameria orientalis (L.) Kuntze

Keenan has eaten sesame leaves (found at a botanic garden) as well as sesame seeds and their products such as oil.

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Acknowledgements

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