Agricultural, Herb or Spice
sesame
True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.
SpatulateSpatulate:
Having a narrow base and rounded apex. Pear-shaped.
Light brown with dark vein lines
Rough
Knob on hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
; ridge on edge of margin on both the top and the bottom.
Seed is narrow at the base, but gets larger and rounder in the upper three-fourths of the seed. Margins are flat with ridges on either side.
Not listed
Included
Pedaliaceae
Sesamum orientale L.
Sesamum indicum L.
