Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Sesamum calycinum subsp. Angustifolium - Wild simsim

Edible parts - Leaves, Seeds, Seeds - oil, Vegetable

A herb. It may or may not be branched. It grows 75-200 cm tall. The leaves are narrow and alternate or opposite. They are 2 -12 cm long by 0.1-4 cm wide. The lower leaves can have irregular teeth. The flowers are dull red. They are a slightly bell shaped. They are 2.5 cm long. The fruit is a capsule 2.5 cm long. It has a beak.

A tropical plant. It grows in waste places and is a weed of cultivated areas. It grows from sea level to 2,000 m above sea level.