EPPO Global Database

Sesamum indicum(SEGIN)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-04-11

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: SEGIN
  • Preferred name: Sesamum indicum
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Native to Himalayas, India, Bangladesh. Cultivated as a grain and flavouring crop.


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Sesamum orientale Linnaeus

Common names
Name Language
common sesame English
common simsim English
gingelly English
sesame English
til-seed English
gemeiner Sesam German
gingille French
sésame French
sésame commun French
ajonjolí Spanish
sesamo común Spanish
giuggiulena Italian
sesamo Italian
sesamo comune Italian
gewone sesam Dutch
vanlig sesam Swedish
кунжут восточный Russian
кунжут индийский Russian
кунжут обыкновенный Russian
susam Turkish
susam Albanian
جلجلان Arabic
زنجلان Arabic
سمسم Arabic
سمسم هندي Arabic
индийски сусам Bulgarian
обикновен сусам Bulgarian
zhī má Chinese
芝麻 Chinese
sezam Croatian
σάμι Greek
safed til Hindi
til Hindi
तिल Hindi
참깨 Korean
cham kkae Korean
кунжут індійський Ukrainian