Sesamothamnus lugardii, the Transvaal sesame-bush or sesambos, is a species of plant in family Pedaliaceae, endemic to southern Namibia, eastern Botswana, southern Zimbabwe, and Kruger National Park in the Transvaal. It is a soft-stemmed shrub that grows alone or in scattered, small groups in hot, dry areas. The plant can grow to 4 meters in height with a very thick lower trunk, up to 1 meter in diameter, from which arise several thick branches. Flowers are white.

Sesamothamnus lugardii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Pedaliaceae
Genus:	Sesamothamnus
Species:	S. lugardii
Binomial name
Sesamothamnus lugardii N.E.Br. ex Stapf[1][2]

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References

• Fl. Trop. Afr. 4: II. 568, 1906.
• JSTOR
• University of Connecticut
• Llifle
• Bihrmann's Caudiciforms

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