Difference between revisions of "Sesamum indicum"

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Plant Characteristics
Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	2 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2. to 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Width:	⇔	1 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 1. to 2 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2.
Lifespan:	⌛	annual

Scientific Names
Pedaliaceae >	Sesamum >	indicum >

Plant Characteristics
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

Scientific Names

Read about Sesamum indicum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sesamum indicum, Linn. (S. orientale, Linn.). Plant 1-2 ft. high: lvs. variable, 3-5 in. long, oblong or lanceolate, the lower often 3-lobed or parted: corolla pale rose or white, 1 in. long, tubular, 5-cleft, the 2 lobes of the upper lip shorter. July. Tropics. B.M. 1688.—White- and black-seeded varieties have been known for at least two centuries. Runs wild in the extremes. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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