Sesamum calycinum Welw.
subsp. baumii (Stapf) Seidenst.

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Patrick's Island, Katombora, Zambezi

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Kazilo Lodge, Katima Mulilo

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Zambezi River, Zambezi National Park.

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Zambezi River, Zambezi National Park

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Along D3508 Kalimbeza road

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Near Treehouse 10, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River

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Along D3508 Kalimbeza road

Habit
Open scrubland on Kalahari sand
Amos Village, Kakanda, Kaoma Distr.
Mar 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman

Flower
Open scrubland on Kalahari sand
Amos Village, Kakanda, Kaoma Distr.
Mar 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman

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Synonyms:	Sesamum baumii Stapf
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Status:	Native
Description:	Annual or perennial herb. It is easily distinguished from subsp. pseudoangolense by the flowers, which are always white to pale pink. The leaves are densely covered in mucilage glands, grey-green. The capsule is glabrescent and pale coloured with a shorter beak, bending upwards.
Type location:	Angola
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Derivation of specific name:	calycinum: calyx-like
Habitat:	In sandy alluvial soils along river banks.
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Worldwide distribution:	Frequent by the Zambezi River in Botswana, Caprivi, Zambia and Zimbabwe; also by the Okavango River in Namibia and Angola
National distribution:	N
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Images last updated:	Thursday 11 February 2016
Literature:	Ihlenfeldt, H.-D. (1988). Pedaliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 100 - 102. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 66. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 83. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 92. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 221.

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