Sesamum alatum (Introduced)

Sesamum alatum Thonn., Beskr. Guin. Pl. 284 1827. (syn: Sesamopteris alata (Thonn.) DC. ex Meisn.; Sesamum ekambaramii Naidu; Sesamum gracile Endl.; Simsimum rostratum Bernh.; Volkameria alata (Thonn.) Kuntze) as per POWO;

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India (I), Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Introduced in  as per POWO;

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Identification Please. ID No-011 : Attachments (5). 2 posts by 2 authors.

Place-Challakarae

Sesamum alatum

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For Identification : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)

Location : Diguvapalem, Andhra Pradesh (Near Madanapalle)
Date : 10-07-2017
Habit : Shrub (small flower plant)
Habitat : Wild

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Please check Scrophulariaceae and Sopubia trifida/ delphinifolia ?, root parasite

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Fruits and flowers give impression of any Sesamum…

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Thanks … sesamum cant be ruled out as opposite leaves and glands bellow the petiole are clearly visible.

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Thank you …,

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Sesamum alatum: 8 images.

You are right. I have come across with this plant.

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References:

POWO  Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1  GRIN  Flora of Zimbabwe  Facara Plants  India Biodiversity Portal  Flora of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India