Sesame family : PEDALIACEAE (ASTERIDAE) in Australia
including Sesamaceae and Trapellaceae

Flower
Families
Flowers in Australia
  
  
Don Herbison-Evans
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&
Christine Ashe
  
Plants in Australia Plant
Classes

Sesamum indicum
Sesame
photo: courtesy of
Kevin Espiritu

Caterpillars of some Moths in Australia can utilise species in PEDALIACEAE for their foodplant, including:


Antigastra catalaunalis

Bradina admixtalis

Coenotes eremophilae

Agrotis interjectionis

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(created 25 October 2009, updated 23 April 2017)