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Sesame family
Pedaliaceae
ゴマ科
A family represented by sesame (Sesamum indicum). About 13 genera and 95 species are known, distributed in arid to semi-arid regions of Africa and Asia. Many species have hooked projections on fruits for dispersal by attachment to animals or clothing.
Key Characteristics
- ●Corolla sympetalous, zygomorphic and bilabiate
- ●Stamens 4 (didynamous)
- ●Fruits and stems often with mucilage glands or hooked projections
- ●Leaves opposite or alternate in the upper part
Morphological Traits
A family may include species with different trait values — multiple values indicate the range within the family.
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Entire
Growth form
Shrub / Herb
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Leaf dissection
Dissected / Undivided
Stipules
Absent
Flower symmetry
Zygomorphic
Petal count
Many
Petal fusion
Fused
Ovary position
Superior
Stamen count
5
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Lamiales > Pedaliaceae
Divergence Era
Paleogene to Neogene
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ・Evolution of epizoochory via mucilage glands and hooked projections
- ・Adaptation to arid regions
Plants in Sesame family on this site
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