Sesamum orientale

Species category

Agricultural, Herb or Spice

Common name

sesame

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

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.

Shape

SpatulateSpatulate:
Having a narrow base and rounded apex. Pear-shaped.

Size

  • Length 3–3.5 mm
  • Width 2–2.1 mm
  • Thickness 0.5–0.6 mm

Color

Light brown with dark vein lines

Texture

Rough

Other structures

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.

Identification notes

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.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Included

Nomenclature

Family

Pedaliaceae

Valid name

Sesamum orientale L.

Synonyms

Sesamum indicum L.

 Sesamum indicum.  True seeds that are light brown with dark veins and a knob on the hilum.
Sesamum indicum. True seeds that are light brown with dark veins and a knob on the hilum.