Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 
• Sesamum africanum Todaro -> Sesamum indicum L. A
• Sesamum brasiliense Vell. -> Sesamum indicum L. A
• Sesamum indicum L. A
• Sesamum laciniatum Klein ex Willd. 
• Sesamum luteum Retz. -> Sesamum indicum L. A
• Sesamum malabaricum J. Burm. -> Sesamum indicum L. A
• Sesamum oleiferum Moench -> Sesamum indicum L. A
• Sesamum orientale L. s -> Sesamum indicum L. A
• Sesamum orientale L. 'Melanospermum'
• Sesamum prostratum Retz.
• Sesamum trifoliatum Mill. -> Sesamum indicum L. A

SYNONYM(S) : Sesamum africanum Todaro, Sesamum brasiliense Vell., Sesamum luteum Retz., Sesamum malabaricum J. Burm., Sesamum oleiferum Moench, Sesamum orientale L., Sesamum trifoliatum Mill.

ARABIC : Sim sim.

ARMENIAN : Shooshma, Shooshmayi good (seeds).

BENGALI : Til.

BULGARIAN : Susam.

BURMESE : Hnan zi.

CHINESE : Hu ma, Zhi ma (Taiwan).

CROATIAN : Sezam.

CZECH : Sezam.

DANISH : Sesamfrø.

DUTCH : Sesamzaad.

ENGLISH : Benne seeds (Nigeria), Benniseed (West-Africa, Biafra), Gingelli (India), Gingelly (India), Sesame plant, Sesame seeds.

ESTONIAN : Harilik seesam.

FINNISH : Seesami.

FRENCH : Graines de sésame, Graines de sésame blanc, Graines de sésame blanches, Sésame, Sésame blanc (plant).

GERMAN : Sesam.

GREEK : Sesami.

HEBREW :   שֻמְשוֹם  ,  שֻמְשֹם  Shomshom,  שׁוּמשׁוּם  Shumshum, Sumsum.

HINDI : Gingli, Safed til, Til.

HUNGARIAN : Szézámfi, Szézámmag.

ICELANDIC : Sesam, Sesamfræ.

ITALIAN : Sesamo.

JAPANESE : Goma, Shiro goma.

KANNADA : Yallu.

KOREAN : Cham kkae.

LAOTIAN : Man nga, Nga.

MALAY : Bijan (Bidjan), Wijen (Widjen - Indonesia).

MARATHI : Tila.

NEPALESE : Awaiting feedback.

PERSIAN : Konjed.

POLISH : Sezam indyjski.

PORTUGUESE : Gergelim (Brazil), Sésamo.

PUNJABI : Til.

RUSSIAN : Kunzhut indiiskii (Kunzhut indijskij), Sezam.

SANSKRIT : Tila.

SINHALESE : Thel.

SLOVAKIAN : Sezam.

SLOVENIAN : Sezama.

SPANISH : Ajonjolí (plant - Honduras, Peru), Semilla de ajonjolí (seeds), Sésamo.

SWAHILI : Ufuta.

SWEDISH : Sesam.

TAGALOG : Linga.

TAMIL :  சிற்றெள்  Cirrel,   எள்  El, எள்ளு Ellu,   Illu,  திலம்  Tilam.

TELUGU : Tillu.

THAI : Nga, Nga dam, Nga khao.

TURKISH : Susam.

UKRAINIAN : Sezam.

URDU : Til.

VIETNAMESE : Mè, Vùng.

Photographs of white, red and black seeded varieties at Balaji Overseas Corporation.

Types : Shattering and non-shattering. Seeds come in black or shades of white, grey, tan, yellow, brown, or red.

SYNONYM(S) : Sesamum orientale L. 'Melanospermum' , Sesamum orientale L. f. melanospermum xxx

CHINESE : Hei zhi ma.

ENGLISH : Black sesame seeds.

FRENCH : Sésame à graines noires.

HINDI : Kaalii til.

JAPANESE : Kuro goma.

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Sesamum Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress. School of Agriculture & Food Systems, Faculty of Land and Food Resources . The University of Melbourne. < http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Sesamum.html > (2007).

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