Sesame is a traditional high-quality oil crop in China,and it is also one of the sixth largest oil crop widely planted in the world.With the release of the physical map of sesame genome,there are more and more biolog-ical studies on sesame,but its origin and domestication are still controversial.This paper summarizes the change and current status of the global distribution of cultivated sesame,the progress of research related to the origin and domestication of cultivated sesame and its wild relatives.From the perspective of historical documents,the reasons for the confusion between the Chinese names of"Zhima"and"Huma"is discussed,and the Chinese translation of the family name and genus name in the taxonomy of sesame is recommended.The review will provide theoretical ref-erence for the in-depth and scientific understanding,research and utilization of sesame and its relative species.
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