Sesamum marlothii

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Pedaliaceae/Sesamum

At a glance

Occurrence records63

Data sources4

Biological traits18

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Sesamum marlothii's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility63 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources18 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF63 records

01Narrative

Sesamum marlothii is a species of flowering plant in the same genus as sesame. It is native to western South Africa. It was originally described as similar to S. schinzianum but differing in various ways, including having the lower leaves with three parts, shorter stalks of the flowers and fruit, capsules half the size, and somewhat larger seeds.p. 257

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology5

Plant height max1.29 m

Plant height min0.4 m

Seed mass0.981 mg

Seed mass max1.04 mg

Seed mass min0.93 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formannual or subshrub

Life spanannual

Raunkiær life formtherophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max700 m

Elevation min550 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type63 records

Wild obs. + sensor37

Museum / vouchered23

Cultivated / captive1

Other2

Origin

Native2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO212 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 17≤1 km 9

26 georeferenced · 11 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor37

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 23 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence23

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without

Open the mapnot free-living1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions3 of 8 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Pretoria, ZA	13
Kew, GB	2
Saint Louis, US	2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
MeiseBGlocation not on record	1
National Botanical Research Institutelocation not on record	1
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record	1
M-VascularPlantslocation not on record	1

8 institutions · 22 of 23 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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