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Sesamum calycinum
baumii
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Kazilo Lodge, Katima Mulilo
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Kazilo Lodge, Katima Mulilo
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Kazilo Lodge, Katima Mulilo
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Along D3508 Kalimbeza road
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Near Treehouse 10, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
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Near Treehouse 10, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
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Near Treehouse 10, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Treehouse 10, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Treehouse 10, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along D3508 Kalimbeza road
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| Synonyms: |
Sesamum baumii Stapf |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual or perennial herb. It is easily distinguished from subsp. pseudoangolense by the flowers, which are always white to pale pink. The leaves are densely covered in mucilage glands, grey-green. The capsule is glabrescent and pale coloured with a shorter beak, bending upwards. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | calycinum: calyx-like |
| Habitat: | In sandy alluvial soils along river banks. |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Frequent by the Zambezi River in Botswana, Caprivi, Zambia and Zimbabwe; also by the Okavango River in Namibia and Angola |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 30 March 2018 |
| Literature: |
Ihlenfeldt, H.-D. (1988). Pedaliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 100 - 102. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 66. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 83. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 92. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 221. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Sesamum calycinum subsp. baumii
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sesamum calycinum
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