什么是芝麻

Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum.芝麻（Sesamum indicum）是芝麻属的开花植物。 Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India.非洲有许多野生亲缘种，印度有少量。 It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds, which grow in pods.它在世界各地的热带地区被广泛归化，并因其可食用的种子而种植，这些种子生长在豆荚中。 The flowers of the sesame seed plant are yellow, though they can vary in colour with some being blue or purple.芝麻种子的花是黄色的，尽管它们的颜色可以不同，有些是蓝色或紫色的。
It is an annual plant growing to 50 to 100 cm (2-3 feet) tall, with opposite leaves 4 to 14 cm (5.5 in) long with an entire margin;它是一年生植物，长到5至2厘米（1-3英尺）高，对生叶片长5至1厘米（2英寸），整个边缘； they are broad lanceolate, to XNUMX cm (XNUMX in) broad, at the base of the plant, narrowing to just XNUMX cm (half an inch) broad on the flowering stem.它们在植物基部为宽披针形，至XNUMX厘米（XNUMX英寸）宽，在开花茎上缩小至仅XNUMX厘米（半英寸）宽。 The flowers are white to purple, tubular, XNUMX to XNUMX cm (XNUMX to XNUMX in) long, with a four-lobed mouth.花为白色至紫色，管状，长XNUMX至XNUMX厘米（XNUMX至XNUMX英寸），四裂的嘴。