What Is the Scientific Name Of Sesame? (ANSWERS)
SCIENTIFIC NAME OF SESAME– In this topic, we are going to know about the scientific name of sesame or known locally as linga.
Also known as benne or locally as linga, it is a flowering plant that is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world. The plant is cultivate for its edible seds.
It is one of the oldest oilseed crops that is domesticated at more than 3000 years ago.
Its name is from the Latin sesamum and Greek sēsamon. These are derived from the Semitic languages, such as the Akkadian word šamaššamu, all came from words which means “oil, liquid fat”.
It is an annual plant whih grown from 50 to 100 centimeters or 1.6 to 3.3 feet. It has opposites that are 4 to 14 centimeters or 1.6 to 5.5 inches wide.
Scientific Name
The binomial name of sesame is Sesamum indicum.
As mentioned above, the genus Sesamum is derived from the Semitic languages, such as the Akkadian word šamaššamu, all came from words which means “oil, liquid fat”.
Furthermore, it is a genus of around 20 species that came from the plant family Pedaliaceae..
The species name indicum is a neuter form of the word indicus which means Indian or from the Indic. Indicus has a feminine form indica,
It is also derived from the Greek term indikós, which is from the Greek term for India (Ἰνδία).