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fo a indicum," in Med. Pl. Bentley & Trimen, No. 198 
ep “ Sesamum indicum,” i in Dict. Econ. Prod. India, Watt, 
vi. 1893, pp. 502—542. “ Sesamum eee d in Pharmacogr. 
Indiea, Dymock, Warden & Hooper, iii. pp. 26-33 (Trübner & Co. 
Ltd. London, 1893).——“‘ Gingelly or Sesame Oil," Handbook No. 
21, 1893, Imp. Inst. Series, pp. 1-44. * Sesamum indicum, in 
Nuttige Indische Planten, Greshoff, pp-2 . 21 24. * Sesamum indi- 
cum,” in Med. Pflanzen, Köhler, iii. 55 pages. LeSesame : Béné 
e), Dumas, i Agric. 
rat. pays s chauds, vi. part L 1906, ** L’ Agric. dans la Vallée du 
Nigan” pp. 349-350. ‘Sesamum indicum,” in Commercial 
Products of India, Watt. p- 981 ~987.——‘‘ Le Sésame de l’ Extreme- 
Orient: Sesamum indicum,’  Eberhatdé in L’Agric. prat. pays 
chauds, xi. part 1, 1911, pp. 353-369 ; pp. 455-469; xi. part 2, 1911, 
pp. 19 -36, illustrated.— —" Cultivation and Utilisati tion of Sesamum 
Seed, in Bull. Imp. Inst. ix. 1911, pp.259-272. ‘Semen Sesami 
und Oleum Sesami ” in Handbuch der Pharmakognosie, Tschirch, 
Lief. 27, Aug. 30, 1911, pp. 573-576 and Lief. 28, Nov. 24, 1911, 
. 577-579. “La Récolte du Sésame en Mozambique” [Vice- 
Consul de France à Lourenço Mariga in L’Agric. prat. pays 
chauds, xii. part 1, 1912, p. 499.——*' Sesamum Seed: “ Anglo- 
Egyptian Sudan ” in Bull. Timp. inst: £L bé pp. 56-57.—— 
‘ Sesamé Oil," in Fatty Foods: their Practical Examination, 
Bolton & Revis, pp. 223-225 (J.& A. Churchill, ss 1913).—— 
“ Sesamum Seed,” in Col. Rep. Misc. No.88, 1914, pp. 466-467.—— 
Sudan, Abyssinia. Rhodesia, N. Nigeria. 
Sesamum radiatum, Schumach. ; Fl. Trop. Afr. IV. Sect. 2, p. 557. 
Vernac. name.—Eku gogoro figs: Phillips, MacGregor). 
Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cameroons, East Africa, etc. 
An oil is obtained from the seeds, but the plant does not appear 
to be cultivated for the purpose. Punch (No. 78 Herb. Kew) ona 
specimen from Lagos calls it the “ besos variety of sesamum, ` 
and states that ‘‘the white variety [referring no doubt to 
S. indicum] is cultivated and seeds exported.” 
An erect herbaceous plant 2-4 ft. high, fetid odour, ornamental, 
flowers purple. Found on waysides and in meadows, Zungeru 
(Dalziel, Herb. Kew), in cultivated ground, Nupe (Barter, Herb. 
Kew), common about the town of Asaba (Barter l.c.), and a 
common weed in many parts. 
CERATOTHECA, Endl. 
Ceratotheca sesamoides, Hndl.; Fl. Trop. Afr. IV. Sect. 2, p. 563. 
ce vii. tt. 1, 2; Endlicher, Atakta, Bot. t. 5. 
nac. names.—Lodi (Ac holi, Sage Dawe); Chinyolombosi 
ds Nyasa, Johnson, Riddel sdel l). 
Zungeru, Lokoja, Kontagora, etc., Nigeria; known also from 
Senegambia, Nile Land and Mozambique. 
ede eaten as Sesamum, Uganda Dawe, Herb. Kew); leaves 
ked and eaten, Likoma Isles, Lake Nyasa (Archd. Johnson; 
Pordi, Herb. Kew) 
An annual up to 2 ft. high of erect slender habit. Found in 
