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Internal ID UUID64400423778ce569773290
Scientific name Sesamum angolense
Authority Welw.
First published in Apont. : 588 (1859)

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Common products:
- Seed oil (cold-pressed, refined) used as edible oil in food preparation and frying; also suitable for soap making; pressed seed cake used as feed or fertilizer. Oil is high in linoleic and oleic acids with typical iodine values and saponification values that indicate good frying stability and soap-forming properties.

Industrial and craft applications:
- Oil used in the formulation of industrial lubricants and as a base oil in cosmetics. Seed cake employed as a fermentation feedstock for animal feed due to its protein content.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- Seeds eaten as a snack or ground into a meal/flour for use in breads, porridges and confectionery; hulls incorporated into baked goods; a paste or butter produced by milling the seeds.

Colorants and tanning:
- No documented reliable use as a dye or tanning material for this taxon.

Wood and fiber:
- No documented reliable use for timber or fiber products for this taxon.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
- Oil and roasted seeds used for flavoring; oil incorporated into cosmetic emulsions and as a carrier or emollient; no specific fragrance used.

Properties relevant to use:
- Seed oil is liquid at room temperature, with fatty acid composition dominated by linoleic and oleic acids; saponifiable and typically free of pronounced phenolic off-flavors suitable for culinary applications; non-drying to semi-drying film-forming properties. Seed cake has measurable protein and fiber enabling use as a feed or substrate.

Standards and regulation:
- Seed oil is regulated as an edible oil under national food standards and Codex Alimentarius provisions for edible fats and oils; bulk oil is graded for quality according to trade specifications (e.g., moisture, free fatty acids, peroxide value).

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Harvesting and processing of wild plants is not documented; no information is available on wild collection, domestication or cultivation impacts, or on pest management practices for this taxon.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Volkameria angolensis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 482. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]
Volkameria macrantha Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 482 (1891)
Sesamum macranthum Oliver Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 131 (1875)
Sesamum macranthum var. angustifolium Oliv. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 131 (1875)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic سمسم أنغولي

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Namibia
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000497097
Tropicos 24300001
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:675951-1
The Plant List kew-2588567
Open Tree Of Life 6088699
NCBI Taxonomy 2727404
IPNI 675951-1
iNaturalist 594490
GBIF 3585206
EPPO SEGAN
EOL 5658180
USDA GRIN 33746

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_034509725.1 ASM3450972v1 Scaffold Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2023-12-21 75 286.83 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Insights into chloroplast genome structure and phylogenetic relationships within the Sesamum species complex (Pedaliaceae) Zoclanclounon YA, Thamilarasan SK, Mo Y, Ahn BO, Kim JG, Lee K Front Genet 30-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10267711
doi:10.3389/fgene.2023.1207306
PMID:37323670
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Herbal remedies used by traditional healers to treat haemorrhoids in Tabora region, Tanzania Kacholi DS, Mvungi Amir H Pharm Biol 28-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9629089
doi:10.1080/13880209.2022.2136204
PMID:36307997
The wild allotetraploid sesame genome provides novel insights into evolution and lignan biosynthesis Wang X, Wang S, Lin Q, Lu J, Lv S, Zhang Y, Wang X, Fan W, Liu W, Zhang L, Zhang X, You J, Cui P, Li P J Adv Res 18-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC10403651
doi:10.1016/j.jare.2022.10.004
PMID:36265763
Current Research Trends and Prospects for Yield and Quality Improvement in Sesame, an Important Oilseed Crop Yadav R, Kalia S, Rangan P, Pradheep K, Rao GP, Kaur V, Pandey R, Rai V, Vasimalla CC, Langyan S, Sharma S, Thangavel B, Rana VS, Vishwakarma H, Shah A, Saxena A, Kumar A, Singh K, Siddique KH Front Plant Sci 06-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9120847
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.863521
PMID:35599863
Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants Used in Democratic Republic of Congo: A Critical Review of Ethnopharmacology and Bioactivity Data Kasali FM, Kadima JN, Peter EL, Mtewa AG, Ajayi CO, Tusiimire J, Tolo CU, Ogwang PE, Weisheit A, Agaba AG Front Pharmacol 27-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8579071
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.757090
PMID:34776975
Ethnobotany, Ethnopharmacology, and Phytochemistry of Medicinal Plants Used for Treating Human Diarrheal Cases in Rwanda: A Review Gahamanyi N, Munyaneza E, Dukuzimana E, Tuyiringire N, Pan CH, Komba EV Antibiotics (Basel) 09-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8532704
doi:10.3390/antibiotics10101231
PMID:34680811
Checklist of African Soapy Saponin—Rich Plants for Possible Use in Communities’ Response to Global Pandemics Kunatsa Y, Katerere DR Plants (Basel) 22-Apr-2021
PMCID:PMC8143558
doi:10.3390/plants10050842
PMID:33922037
Lignans of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.): A Comprehensive Review Andargie M, Vinas M, Rathgeb A, Möller E, Karlovsky P Molecules 07-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC7914952
doi:10.3390/molecules26040883
PMID:33562414
(+)‐Sesamin‐oxidising CYP92B14 shapes specialised lignan metabolism in sesame Harada E, Murata J, Ono E, Toyonaga H, Shiraishi A, Hideshima K, Yamamoto MP, Horikawa M Plant J 11-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7756453
doi:10.1111/tpj.14989
PMID:32955771
Natural Products as Fungicide and Their Role in Crop Protection Santra HK, Banerjee D Natural Bioactive Products in Sustainable Agriculture 12-May-2020
PMCID:PMC7212785
doi:10.1007/978-981-15-3024-1_9
The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) fauna of the woody savannah belt in Mali, West Africa POLTAVSKY AN, KRAVCHENKO VD, TRAORE MM, TRAORE SF, GERGELY P, WITT TJ, SULAK H, BECK RH, JUNNILA A, REVAY EE, DOUMBIA S, BEIER JC, MULLER GC Zootaxa 07-Aug-2018
PMCID:PMC6498428
doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4457.1.2
PMID:30314179
Ethnobotanical survey of herbs used in the management of diabetes mellitus in Southern Katanga Area/DR Congo Amuri B, Maseho M, Simbi L, Duez P, Byanga K Pan Afr Med J 18-Jul-2018
PMCID:PMC6294981
doi:10.11604/pamj.2018.30.218.11718
PMID:30574237
Ethnobotanical Study of Plants Used in the Management of HIV/AIDS-Related Diseases in Livingstone, Southern Province, Zambia Chinsembu KC Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 16-Mar-2016
PMCID:PMC4812351
doi:10.1155/2016/4238625
PMID:27069489
Traditional uses of plants in a rural community of Mozambique and possible links with Miombo degradation and harvesting sustainability Bruschi P, Mancini M, Mattioli E, Morganti M, Signorini MA J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 23-Jul-2014
PMCID:PMC4112836
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-59
PMID:25056487

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Iridoid O-glycosides
Phlomiol 21582640 Click to see CC1(C2C(OC=C(C2(C(C1O)O)O)C(=O)OC)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O 438.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9673(93)83400-M
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)87042-0
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)90712-X
Pulchelloside I 339057 Click to see 422.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)90712-X
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)87042-0
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
methyl (1S,2R,4S,5R,6R,10S)-5,6-dihydroxy-2-methyl-10-[(2S,3S,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-ene-7-carboxylate 162873204 Click to see 420.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)87042-0
Sesamoside 3082856 Click to see 420.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)90712-X
https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9673(93)83400-M
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)87042-0
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzodioxoles
Sesamolin 101746 Click to see 370.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JO01056A058
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl 3-O-(6-Deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl)-4-O-((2E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-propenoyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside 132274946 Click to see 624.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)87042-0
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)90712-X
Verbascoside 5281800 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(OC(C2OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)CO)OCCC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O 624.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)87042-0
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)90712-X

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