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angustifolium

Taxon

Sesamum angustifolium (Oliv.) Engl.

Protologue Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 365. 1895BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 012.jpg

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 019.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 015.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 020.jpg

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 011.jpg

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 016.jpg

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 016.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 010.jpg

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 008.jpg

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 009.jpg

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 014.jpg

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 018.jpg

Sesamum angustifolium, RGereau6823--Tanz. Mzelezi F. R. Mahenge-Sali. 14 Feb 06. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Gereau, R 6823

February 14, 2006

Location

Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga (Msogezi)

-8.619167, 36.725556

Location Remarks

Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.

Collectors

Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Pedaliaceae

Genus

Sesamum

Specific Epithet

angustifolium

Authorship

(Oliv.) Engl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#268,773 of 335,497

Top 81%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →