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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

483.0000 Family Lamiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 355 (1820), nom. cons., nom. alt.
243 genera, ca. 7800 spp.
Species listed in database: 7734; hybrids: 378
= Aegiphilaceae Raf.; Sylva Tellur.: 161 (1838)
= Ajugaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl.: 375 (1843)
= Chloanthaceae Hutch.; Fam. Fl. Pl., ed. 2: 396 (1959)
= Glechomaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 288 (1820)
= Labiatae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 110 (1789), nom. cons.
= Melissaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 245 (1820)
= Melittidaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 390 (1820)
= Menthaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot.: 969, 1095, 1106 (1835)
= Monardaceae Döll; Fl. Baden 2: 661 (1858)
= Nepetaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 245 (1820)
= Salazariaceae F.A.Barkley; Phytologia 32: 304 (1975)
= Salviaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 245 (1820)
= Saturejaceae Döll; Fl. Baden 2: 664. med (1858)
= Scutellariaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl.: 373 (1843)
= Siphonanthaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 87 (1838)
= Stachydaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl.: 366 (1843)
= Symphoremataceae Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4(3): 13 (1849)
= Viticaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 106 (1789)
483.4311 Genus Ocimum L.; Sp. Pl. 2: 597 (1753) s. str.
Distribution: Warm-temperate and tropical regions, esp. Africa; 1 Ukraine, Crimea, S-European part of Russia, Northern Caucasus, Middle Asia, Far East of Russia
Species listed in database: 65; hybrids: 1
= Becium Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 28: t. 42 (1842)
= Erythrochlamys Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 222 (1894)
= Hyperaspis Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 975 (1903)
= Nautochilus Bremek.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 15: 252 (1933)
species :
Ocimum albostellatum (Verdc.) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 30 (1999)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium albostellatum Verdc.; Kew Bull. 7: 364 (1952)
= Becium grandiflorum var. albostellatum (Verdc.) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 437: 48 (1989)
= Becium hirtii Plancke ex Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises, Sci. Nat. Appl. 1(3): 274 (1987)
species :
Ocimum americanum L.; Cent. Pl. 1, 15 (1755)
Distribution: Cape Verde Isl. (Ilha de Maio, Fogo Isl.); Gambia; Guinea; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Togo; Benin; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé [I]; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia (incl. Caprivi Strip); Botswana; South Africa (Cape Prov., KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Transvaal); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Comores; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Rodrigues [I]; Yemen (Tihama, SE-Yemen: coastal Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen, W-Yemen); C-China; Pakistan (Rawalpindi, Sind, Karachi); Nepal; India (almost throughout); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perak); Singapore [I]; Sulawesi; Sumatra; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Lombok); Christmas Isl. [Austr.] [I]; New Guinea; Bismarck Arch.; Australia [I] (Queensland [I]); Guam [I]; Mexico [I]; Honduras [I]; Panama [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia [I]; Venezuela [I]; Surinam [I]; Peru [I]; Bolivia [I]; Brazil [I]
21 CVI 22 BEN BKN GAM GUI IVO MLI TOG 23 BIO CAF CMN CON GAB sao ZAI 24 CHA ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT LES NAM SAF SWZ 29 COM mau MDG reu rod 35 YEM 36 CHI 40 BAN IND NEP PAK SRL 41 MYA THA VIE 42 JAW LSI MLY NWG sng SUL SUM xms 43 BIS 50 aus 62 gum 79 mex 80 hon pan 81 trt 82 clm sur ven 83 bol per 84 bra
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium obovatum var. glabrior (Benth.) Cufod.; Senckenberg. Biol. 43: 287 (1962)
= Ocimum album Roxb.; Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 15 (1832)
= Ocimum brachiatum Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 833 (1826)
= Ocimum canum Sims; Curtis Bot. Mag. 51: t. 2452 (1823)
= Ocimum canum var. integrifolium Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 267 (1888)
= Ocimum dichotomum Hochst. ex Benth.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 12: 39 (1848)
= Ocimum dinteri Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 980 (1903)
= Ocimum fluminense Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 4: t. 11 (1829)
= Ocimum fruticulosum Burch.; Trav. S. Africa 2: 264 (1824)
= Ocimum hispidulum Schumach. & Thonn.; Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 266 (1827)
= Ocimum incanescens Mart.; Reise Bras. 2: 799 (1828)
= Ocimum serpyllifolium var. glabrius Benth.; E. Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 226 (1837)
= Ocimum stamineum Sims; Bot. Mag. 51: t. 2452 (1823)
= Ocimum thymoides Baker; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 344 (1900)
species :
Ocimum amicorum A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 29 (1999), nom. nov.
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium fastigiatum A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 50(2): 210 (1995)
species :
Ocimum angustifolium Benth.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 12: 37 (1848)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga)
25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium angustifolium (Benth.) N.E.Br.; Harv. & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(1): 231 (1910)
= Ocimum filiforme Gürke; Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 556 (1898)
= Ocimum linearifolium Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 162 (1894)
= Ocimum poggeanum Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 163 (1894)
= Ocimum randii S.Moore; J. Bot. 1900: 463 (1900)
= Ocimum scoparium Gürke; Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 350 (1895)
species :
Ocimum basilicum L.; Sp. Pl. 2: 597 (1753)
Name: Albahaca, Albahaca blanca, Oregano falso (ES); Basil, Garden basil, Sweet basil (EN); Basilikum (DE)
Distribution: Germany [I]; Slovakia [I]; Croatia [I]; Bosnia & Hercegovina [I]; Morocco [c]; Algeria [c]; Tunisia [c]; Libya [c]; Cape Verde Isl. (Santo Antao Isl., Ilha de Sao Nicolau, Ilha de Sao Tiago, Fogo Isl.); Guinea [I]; Burkina Faso [I]; Benin [I]; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo] [I]; São Tomé [I]; Annobon Isl. [I]; Congo [Brazzaville] [I]; Central African Republic [I]; Sudan [I]; Angola [I]; Madagascar [I]; Mauritius [I]; Russian Far East [I] (Primorye [I]); Kazakhstan [I]; Turkmenistan [I]; Uzbekistan [I]; Tajikistan; Iran (EC-Iran, E-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan, W-Iran); Afghanistan [I] (Badakshan [I]); Saudi Arabia (Asir, NE-Saudi Arabia); Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman); Yemen (Aden Desert, N-Inner Yemen, SW-Yemen); China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Taiwan [I]; Pakistan [I]; Nepal; Bhutan; India (almost throughout); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [I]; Maldives [I]; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. [I] (South Andamans [I]); Nicobar Isl. [I] (Great Nicobar Isl. [I]); Myanmar [I]; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Penang Isl., Perak, Pahan, Johor); Singapore [I]; Sumatra; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, etc.); Moluccas; New Guinea; Bismarck Arch. [I]; Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], Queensland [I]); New Zealand [I]; New Caledonia [I]; Vanuatu [I]; Rotuma Isl. [I]; Tonga [I] (Tongatapu [I], ´Eua [I], Vava´u [I]); Niue [I]; Fiji [I]; [Western] Samoa [I] (´Upolu [I], Savai´i [I]); Gilbert Isl. [I] (Tarawa [I], Nonouti [I], Nikunau [I]); Nauru [I]; N-Line Isl. [I] (Tabueran [I]); Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I], Mangaia [I], Aitutaki [I], Atiu [I], Mitiaro [I], N-Cook Isl. [I]); Marquesas Isl. [I] (Hiva Oa [I], Nuku Hiva [I], Fatu Hiva [I], Eiao [I], Ua Huka [I], Ua Pou [I], Tahuata [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Mopelia Atoll [I], Tahiti [I], Moorea [I], Huahine [I], Raiatea [I], Tahaa [I]); Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Makatea Isl. [I], Rangiroa Atoll [I]); Austral Isl. [I] (Tubuai [I]); Northern Marianas [I] (Agrihan [I]); Guam [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Yap [I], Ulithi [I], Kosrae [I], Pohnpei [I]); Marshall Isl. [I] (Jaluit [I]); Hawaii [I] (Niihau [I], Oahu [I], Molokai [I], Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); USA [I] (Arizona [I], Connecticut [I], Florida [I], Illinois [I], Louisiana [I], Massachusetts [I], Missouri [I], North Carolina [I], New York [I], Pennsylvania [I], Rhode Island [I], South Carolina [I], Virginia [I], Wisconsin [I]); Mexico [I]; Honduras [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Panama [I]; Bahamas [I]; Cuba [I]; Cayman Isl. [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (Tortola [I]); St. Martin/St. Maarten [I]; Montserrat [I]; Guadeloupe [I] (incl. La Désirade [I]); Dominica [I]; St. Lucia [I]; St. Vincent [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Aruba [I]; Bonaire [I]; Curacao [I]; Colombia [I]; Venezuela [I]; Ecuador [I]; Galapagos [I]; Peru [I]; Bolivia [I]
11 ger slo 13 bih cro 20 alg lby mor tun 21 CVI 22 ben bkn gui 23 ann bio caf con sao 24 sud 26 ang 29 mau mdg 31 rfe 32 kaz tkm TZK uzb 34 afg IRN 35 OMA SAU YEM 36 CHI 38 tai 40 BAN BHU IND ldv mdv NEP pak SRL 41 and CBD LAO mya ncb THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI sng SUL SUM 43 bis 50 aus 51 nzl 60 fij gil nru nue nwc rot sam ton van 61 aui coo lin mrq sci tua 62 gum mic mrn mrs 63 haw 74 usa 75 usa 76 usa 78 usa 79 mex 80 cos hon nic pan 81 aru bah bon cay cub cur dom gdl his mts pue stl stm stv trt vir 82 clm ven 83 bol ecu gal per
Synonyms: hidden
= Ocimum album L.; Mant. Pl. 1: 85 (1767)
= Ocimum anisatum Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 4 (1832)
= Ocimum barrelieri Roth; Nov. Pl. Sp.: 278 (1821)
= Ocimum basilicum f. densiflorum (Benth.) Gams; 2269 (1927)
= Ocimum basilicum f. fimbriatum Gams; 2269 (1927)
= Ocimum basilicum f. thyrsiflorum (L.) Gams; 2269 (1927)
= Ocimum basilicum subvar. difforme (hort. ex Benth.) Gams; 2269 (1927)
= Ocimum basilicum subvar. majus (hort. ex Benth.) Gams; 2269 (1927)
= Ocimum basilicum subvar. purpurascens (Benth.) Gams; 2269 (1927)
= Ocimum basilicum var. album (L.) Benth.; Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 13 (1830)
= Ocimum basilicum var. bullatum (Lam.) Alef.; Landw. Fl.: 114 (1866)
= Ocimum basilicum var. chamaeleonticum Alef.; Landw. Fl.: 114 (1866)
= Ocimum basilicum var. densiflorum Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 5 (1832)
= Ocimum basilicum var. difforme Benth.; Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 13 (1830)
= Ocimum basilicum var. glabratum Benth.; Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 13 (1830)
= Ocimum basilicum var. majus Benth.; Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 13 (1830)
= Ocimum basilicum var. minimum (L.) Alef.; Landw. Fl.: 114 (1866)
= Ocimum basilicum var. pelvifolium Alef.; Landw. Fl.: 114 (1866)
= Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens Benth.; Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 13 (1830)
= Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflorum (L.) Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 5 (1832)
= Ocimum basilicum var. violaceum Alef.; Landw. Fl.: 114 (1866)
= Ocimum basilicum var. violaceum Jess.; 141 (1879)
= Ocimum basilicum var. violocrispum Alef.; Landw. Fl.: 114 (1866)
= Ocimum basilicum var. viridicrispum Alef.; Landw. Fl.: 114 (1866)
= Ocimum bullatum Lam.; Encycl. 1: 384 (1785)
= Ocimum caryophyllatum Roxb.; Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 16 (1832)
= Ocimum chevalieri Briq.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 61: Mem. 8, 279 (1914 publ. 1917)
= Ocimum ciliare B.Heyne ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India 4: 608 (1885)
= Ocimum ciliatum Hornem.; Hort. Bot. Hafn.: 565 (1815)
= Ocimum citrodorum Blanco; Fl. Filip., ed. 2: 591 (1845)
= Ocimum cochleatum Desf.; Tabl. École Bot.: 220 (1804)
= Ocimum cordifolium Bojer ex Loudon; Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 240 (1830), nom. illeg.
= Ocimum dentatum Moench; Methodus: 413 (1794)
= Ocimum hispidum Lam.; Encycl. 1: 384 (1785)
= Ocimum integerrimum Willd.; Sp. Pl. 3: 162 (1800)
= Ocimum lanceolatum Schumach. & Thonn.; Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 268 (1827)
= Ocimum laxum Vahl ex Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 5 (1833)
= Ocimum majus Garsault; Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 418a (1764), opus utique oppr.
= Ocimum medium Mill.; Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: no. 3 (1768)
= Ocimum minimum L.; Sp. Pl.: 597 (1753)
= Ocimum minus Garsault; Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 418b (1764), opus utique oppr.
= Ocimum nigrum Thouars ex Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 5 (1832)
= Ocimum odorum Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 87 (1796), nom. superfl.
= Ocimum scabrum Wight ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India 4: 608 (1885)
= Ocimum simile N.E.Br.; Harv. & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(1): 234 (1910)
= Ocimum thyrsiflorum L.; Mant. Pl. 1: 84 (1767)
= Ocimum urticifolium Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 5 (1832), nom. inval.
= Plectranthus barrelieri (Roth) Spreng.; Syst. Veg. 2: 691 (1825)
species :
Ocimum burchellianum Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 8 (1832)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium burchellianum (Benth.) N.E.Br.; Harv. & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(1): 232 (1910)
= Ocimum helianthemifolium Hochst.; Flora 28: 67 (1845)
species :
Ocimum campechianum Mill.; Gard. Dict. ed. VIII. n. 5 (1768)
Name: Basil, Bhantulsie, Framboisin, Jumbie Balsam, Jumbie Basil, Married-Man Pork, Mosquito Bush, Petit Baume (Trinidad & Tobago); Albahaca cimarrona, Albahaca de puerco; Least basil
Distribution: Madeira [I] (Madeira Isl. [I]); USA (Florida); Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Bahamas; Cuba; Cayman Isl.; Jamaica; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda); Anguilla; St. Barthélémy; St. Eustatius; Antigua; Montserrat; Guadeloupe; Marie-Galante; Dominica; Martinique; St. Lucia; Grenadines; St. Vincent; Grenada; Barbados; Tobago; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Atlántico, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalin); Isla Margarita; Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Delta Amacuro, Falcon, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Yaracuy, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Galapagos; Peru; Peru [I]; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piauí, Ceara, Pernambuco, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Caaguazu, Concepcion, Pres. Hayes); Argentina (Chaco, Formosa)
21 mdr 78 USA 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS HON NIC PAN 81 ABA AGU BAH BBD CAY CUB DOM GDL GRE HIS JAM MAR MTS PUE SBA STE STL STV TRT VEN VIR 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU GAL PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Ocimum flexuosum Thunb.; Pl. Bras. 2: 23 (1818)
= Ocimum guatemalense Gand.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 67 (1918)
= Ocimum micranthum Willd.; Enum. Pl.: 630 (1809)
= Ocimum montanum Hook.; Bot. Mag. 57: t. 2996 (1830)
= Ocimum pubescens Mill. ex Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 13 (1833)
species :
Ocimum canescens A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 34 (1999), nom. nov.
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium virgatum A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 50(2): 235 (1995)
species :
Ocimum carnosum (Spreng.) Link & Otto ex Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 11 (1832)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Venezuela (Miranda); Bolivia (Tarija); NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Alto Paraná, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes, San Pedro); Uruguay (Canelones, Cerro Largo, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rivera, San Jose); Argentina (Corrientes, Entre Rios, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe)
79 MEX 82 VEN 83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Lumnitzera carnosa Spreng.; Syst. Veg. 4(2): 223 (1827)
= Ocimum atrovirens Bartl.; Index Seminum (GOET) 1841: 5 (1841)
= Ocimum ebracteatum Pohl ex J.A.Schmidt; Mart., Fl. Bras. 8: 72 (1858)
= Ocimum graveolens Larrañaga; Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 1: 411 (1922), nom. illeg.
= Ocimum montevideanum Larrañaga; Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 3: 58 (1924)
= Ocimum selloi Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 6 (1832)
= Ocimum selloi f. serratum Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 622 (1907)
= Ocimum selloi f. subintegrifolium Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 622 (1907)
= Ocimum selloi var. angustifolium Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, II 7: 622 (1907)
= Ocimum selloi var. carnosum (Spreng.) Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, II 7: 622 (1907), nom. illeg.
= Ocimum selloi var. tweedieanum Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, II 7: 622 (1907)
= Ocimum tweedieanum Benth.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 12: 38 (1848)
species :
Ocimum caryophyllinum F.Muell.; Fragm. 4: 46 (1863)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland)
42 LSI NWG 50 AUS
Remarks: often included in O. tenuiflorum
Synonyms: hidden
= Ocimum anisodorum F.Muell.; Fragm. 4: 46 (1863)
= Ocimum sanctum var. angustifolium Benth.; Fl. Austral. 5: 74 (1870)
= Ocimum tenuiflorum var. anisodorum (F.Muell.) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 562 (1928)
species :
Ocimum centraliafricanum R.E.Fr.; Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhod.-Kongo Exped. 1: 286 (1916)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium centraliafricanum (R.E.Fr.) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A 405: 10 (1987)
= Becium centraliafricanum var. linearifolium Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises Sci. Nat. Appl. 1: 270 (1987)
= Becium homblei (De Wild.) P.A.Duvign. & Plancke; Trav. Lab. Bot. Syst. Univ. Libre Bruxelles 33: 239 (1959)
= Ocimum homblei De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga: 180 (1921)
= Ocimum katangense Robyns & Lebrun; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 16: 368 (1928)
species :
Ocimum circinatum A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 47(3): 429 (1992)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia
24 ETH SOM
species :
Ocimum coddii (S.D.Will. & K.Balkwill) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 33 (1999)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium coddii S.D.Will. & K.Balkwill; Kew Bull. 50(4): 746 (1995)
species :
Ocimum cufodontii (Lanza) A.J.Paton; Grana 31(3): 162 (1992)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia; Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Erythrochlamys cufodontii Lanza; Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp. 183 (1939)
= Hyperaspis kelleri Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier Ser. II. 3: 975 (1903)
species :
Ocimum dambicola A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 33 (1999), nom. nov.
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium grandiflorum var. punctatum (A.J.Paton) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork; Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 4: 534 (1997)
= Becium obovatum subsp. punctatum A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 50: 232 (1995)
= Ocimum punctatum Baker; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 345 (1900), nom. illeg.
species :
Ocimum decumbens Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 400 (1901)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium capitatum Agnew; Upland Kenya Wild Fl.: 646 (1974)
= Becium decumbens (Gürke) A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 50: 237 (1995)
= Becium grandiflorum var. capitatum (Agnew) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A 437: 20 (1989)
= Becium grandiflorum var. decumbens (Gürke) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A 437: 25 (1989)
= Becium grandiflorum var. rubrocostatum (Robyns & Lebrun) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A 437: 28 (1989)
= Ocimum capitatum Baker; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 345 (1900), nom. illeg.
= Ocimum rubrocostatum Robyns & Lebrun; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 16: 370 (1928)
species :
Ocimum dhofarense (Sebald) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 35 (1999)
Distribution: Oman
35 OMA
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium dhofarense Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A 405: 7 (1987)
= Orthosiphon comosus Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 184 (1895), nom. illeg.
species :
Ocimum dolomiticola A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 32 (1999), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium citriodorum S.D.Will. & K.Balkwill; Kew Bull. 50(4): 744 (1995)
species :
Ocimum ellenbeckii Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 172 (1906) 41: 323
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Ethiopia
23 ZAI 24 ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium ellenbeckii (Gürke) Cufod.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: Suppl., 849 (1963)
species :
Ocimum empetroides (P.A.Duvign.) comb.ined.
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium empetroides P.A.Duvign.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 96: 131 (1963)
species :
Ocimum ericoides (P.A.Duvign. & Plancke) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 31 (1999)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium ericoides P.A.Duvign. & Plancke; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 96: 130 (1963)
= Becium grandiflorum var. ericoides (P.A.Duvign. & Plancke) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 437: 55 (1989)
species :
Ocimum filamentosum Forssk.; Fl. Aeg.-Arab. 108 (1775)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (Aden Desert, N-Inner Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen); India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh); Sri Lanka; Myanmar
24 DJI ERI ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MOZ ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 35 SAU YEM 40 IND SRL 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium affine var. cyclophyllum Chiov.; Fl. Somala 2: 367 (1932)
= Becium filamentosum (Forssk.) Chiov.; Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital., n. s. 26: 162 (1919)
= Becium knyanum (Vatke) G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69: Suppl. 2, 146 (1931)
= Becium knyanum var. diffusum Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises, Sci. Nat. Appl. 1(3): 274 (1987)
= Becium obovatum var. knyanum (Vatke) Cufod.; Enum. Pl. Aeth.: 850 (1963)
= Ocimum adscendens Willd.; Sp. Pl. 3: 166 (1800)
= Ocimum calycosum Hochst. ex Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 161 (1894)
= Ocimum comigerum Hochst. ex Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 161 (1894)
= Ocimum cristatum Buch.-Ham. & K.D.Koenig ex Roxb.; Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 19 (1832)
= Ocimum cyclophyllum (Chiov.) Chiov.; Fl. Somala, II. 367 (1932), in ic
= Ocimum exsul Collett & Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 28: 112 (1890)
= Ocimum fissilabrum Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 984 (1903)
= Ocimum indicum B.Heyne ex Roth; Nov. Pl. Sp.: 273 (1821)
= Ocimum knyanum Vatke; Linnaea 37: 315 (1871 publ. 1873)
= Ocimum polycladum Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 982 (1903), nom. illeg.
= Ocimum pubescens Bojer ex Benth.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 12: 35 (1848)
= Ocimum rautanenii Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 982 (1903)
= Ocimum stenoglossum Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 981 (1903)
= Ocimum verticillatum B.Heyne ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India 4: 609 (1885)
= Orthosiphon adscendens Benth. ex Sweet; Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 413 (1830)
= Plectranthus indicus (B.Heyne ex Roth) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., 2: 691 (1825)
= Plectranthus menthoides Willd.; Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 4: 181 (1803)
species :
Ocimum fimbriatum Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 161 (1894)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium cameronii (Baker) P.J.Cribb; P. J. Cribb & G. P. Leedal, Mountain Fl. S. Tanzania: 113 (1982)
= Becium fimbriatum (Briq.) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 405: 10 (1987)
= Hemizygia tuberosa Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 852 (1900)
= Ocimum andongense Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 850 (1900)
= Ocimum cameronii (Baker) R.E.Fr.; Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhod.-Kongo Exped.: 286 (1916)
= Ocimum glabrifolium De Wild.; Contrib. Fl. Katanga, 180 (1921), et in Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 41: 11. 18 (1921)(descr. ampl.)
= Ocimum odontosepalum S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 170 (1911)
= Ocimum tuberosum (Hiern) Baker; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 522 (1900), nom. illeg.
= Orthosiphon angolensis G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69: Suppl. 2, 154 (1931)
= Orthosiphon cameronii Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 72 (1895)
variant :
var. angustilanceolatum (De Wild.) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 28 (1999)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium fimbriatum var. angustilanceolatum (De Wild.) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 405: 10 (1987)
= Ocimum angustilanceolatum De Wild.; Contrib. Fl. Katanga, 179 (1921), et in Ann. Soc. Sci., Bruxelles 41: 11. 16 (1921), descr. ampl
= Ocimum tuberosum De Wild.; Contrib. Fl. Katanga, 180 (1921), et in Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 41: 20 (1921)(descr. ampl.)
variant :
var. bequaertii (De Wild.) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 28 (1999)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium bequaertii (De Wild.) Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises, Sci. Nat. Appl. 1(3): 285 (1987)
= Becium fimbriatum var. bequaertii (De Wild.) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 419: 49 (1988)
= Ocimum bequaertii De Wild.; Contrib. Fl. Katanga, 179 (1921), et in Ann. Soc. Sci., Bruxelles 41: 11. 17 (1921), descr. ampl
variant :
var. ctenodon (Gilli) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 28 (1999)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium ctenodon Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 77: 31 (1973)
= Becium duvigneaudii Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises Sci. Nat. Appl. 1: 273 (1987)
= Becium fimbriatum var. ctenodon (Gilli) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A 405: 10 (1987)
= Ocimum rotundifolium Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 472 (1900)
variant :
var. microphyllum (Sebald) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 29 (1999)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium fimbriatum var. microphyllum Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A 419: 51 (1988)
species :
Ocimum fischeri Gürke; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 19: 195 (1894), et Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C. 350 (1895)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemizygia fischeri (Gürke) Greenw.; J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 27: 203 (1969)
species :
Ocimum formosum Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 173 (1906) 41: 323
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium formosum (Gürke) Chiov.; Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp. 182 (1939)
species :
Ocimum forskoelei Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 6 (1832)
Distribution: Egypt; Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Kenya; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman); Yemen (Tihama, Aden Desert, W-Yemen); New Caledonia [I]
20 EGY 24 DJI ERI ETH SOM SUD 25 KEN 35 OMA SAU YEM 60 nwc
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium stirbeyi (Schweinf. & Volkens) Cufod.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: Suppl., 851 (1963)
= Ocimum falcatum Gand.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 69: 349 (1922)
= Ocimum kelleri Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 986 (1903)
= Ocimum longistylum Hochst. ex Benth.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 12: 34 (1848)
= Ocimum menthifolium Hochst. ex Benth.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 12: 34 (1848)
= Ocimum menthifolium var. australe Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 6: 827 (1906)
= Ocimum piliferum Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 986 (1903)
= Ocimum simulans Chiov.; Atti R. Accad. Ital., Mem. Cl. Sci. Fis. etc. 11: (Pl. Nov. Aethiop.) 53(1940)
= Ocimum staminosum Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 224 (1895)
= Ocimum stirbeyi Volkens & Schweinf.; Liste Pl. Somalis: 213 (1897)
species :
Ocimum fruticosum (Ryding) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum.: 27 (1999)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia
24 ETH SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Erythrochlamys fruticosa Ryding; Nordic J. Bot. 10(6): 633 (1991)
species :
Ocimum grandiflorum Lam.; Encycl. 1: 387 (1785)
subspecies :
subsp. grandiflorum
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium bicolor Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 28: t. 42 (1842)
= Becium grandiflorum (Lam.) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 7: 337 (1950)
= Becium obovatum var. manikense Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises Sci. Nat. Appl. 1: 283 (1987)
= Ocimum abyssinicum Lam.; Encycl. 1: 387 (1785), nom. nud.
= Orthosiphon grandiflorus (Blume) Bold.; Zakfl. Landbouwstr. Java, 110 (1916)
= Orthosiphon grandiflorus Bold. ex B.Heyne; Nutt. Pl. Ned. Ind. 4: 138 (1917)
subspecies :
subsp. densiflorum (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 31 (1999)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium grandiflorum var. densiflorum (A.J.Paton) Lebrun & Stork; Enum. Pl. Fl. Afr. trop. IV: 534 (1997)
= Becium obovatum subsp. densiflorum A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 50(2): 217 (1995)
subspecies :
subsp. turkanaense (Sebald) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 31 (1999)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Kenya
24 ETH 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium grandiflorum subsp. turkanaense (Sebald) A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 50(2): 219 (1995)
= Becium grandiflorum var. turkanaense Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 437: 39 (1989)
species :
Ocimum gratissimum L.; Sp. Pl. 1197 (1753)
subspecies :
subsp. gratissimum
Name: Aroubaba, Ditay Yaraba, Mosquito Bush, Oocoolala, Orobumba, Orobumba Bush (Trinidad & Tobago)
Distribution: Cape Verde Isl. [I] (Ilha de Sao Tiago [I], Ilha Brava [I]); Gambia [I]; Guinea; Burkina Faso; Togo; Benin; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; NE-Chad (Ennedi); Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Comores; Mauritius; La Réunion [I]; Rodrigues [I]; Aldabra (Aldabra Isl.); Yemen [I] (W-Yemen [I]); China [I] (Fujian [I], Guangdong [I], Guangxi [I], Jiangsu [I], Yunnan [I], Zhejiang [I]); Taiwan [I]; Nepal [I]; India (almost throughout); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [I]; Maldives [I]; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar [I]; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Java; Bismarck Arch.; New Caledonia [I]; Vanuatu [I]; Tonga [I] (Tongatapu [I]); [Western] Samoa [I] (´Upolu [I]); American Samoa [I] (Tutuila [I]); Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I], Mangaia [I], Aitutaki [I], Ngaputoru Group [I]); Marquesas Isl. [I] (Nuku Hiva [I], Ua Huka [I], Ua Pou [I], Hiva Oa [I], Tahuata [I], Fatu Hiva [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Moorea [I], Huahine [I], Raiatea [I], Tahaa [I]); Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Makatea Isl. [I]); Austral Isl. [I] (Tubuai [I]); Hawaii [I] (Niihau [I], Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Molokai [I], Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); Panama [I]; Cuba [I]; Jamaica [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Anguilla [I]; Montserrat [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Dominica [I]; Martinique [I]; St. Lucia [I]; Grenadines [I]; St. Vincent [I]; Grenada [I]; Barbados [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Aruba [I]; Bonaire [I]; Curacao [I]; Colombia [I]; Surinam [I]; Bolivia [I]; Brazil [I]
21 cvi 22 BEN BKN gam GUI TOG 23 ANN BIO BUR CAF CMN CON EQG GAB PRI RWA SAO ZAI 24 CHA DJI ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 29 ALD COM MAU MDG reu rod 35 yem 36 chi 38 tai 40 BAN IND ldv mdv nep SRL 41 CBD mya VIE 42 JAW MLY SUM 43 BIS 60 asa nwc sam ton van 61 aui coo mrq sci tua 63 haw 80 pan 81 agu aru bbd bon cub cur dom gdl gre his jam mar mts stl stv trt 82 clm sur 83 bol 84 bra
Synonyms: hidden
= Geniosporum discolor Baker; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 351 (1900)
= Ocimum anosurum Fenzl; Flora 27: 312 (1844), nom. inval.
= Ocimum arborescens Bojer ex Benth.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 12: 34 (1848)
= Ocimum caillei A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 511 (1920), nom. nud.
= Ocimum dalabaense A.Chev.; J. Bot. (Morot) 22: 119 (1909)
= Ocimum febrifugum Lindl.; Bot. Reg. 9: t. 753 (1824)
= Ocimum frutescens Mill.; Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: no. 6 (1768), nom. illeg.
= Ocimum gratissimum var. hildebrandtii Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 120 (1894)
= Ocimum gratissimum var. macrophyllum Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 120 (1896)
= Ocimum gratissimum var. mascarenarum Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 120 (1894)
= Ocimum gratissimum var. suave (Willd.) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India 4: 609 (1885)
= Ocimum gratissimum var. subdentatum Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 242 (1898)
= Ocimum guineense Schumach. & Thonn.; Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 264 (1827)
= Ocimum heptodon P.Beauv.; Fl. Oware 2: 59 (1818)
= Ocimum holosericeum J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat.: 918 (1791)
= Ocimum paniculatum Bojer; Horus Maurit.: 253 (1837), nom. nud.
= Ocimum petiolare Lam.; Encycl. 1: 385 (1785)
= Ocimum robustum B.Heyne ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India 4: 608 (1885)
= Ocimum sericeum Medik.; Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 4: 199 (1780)
= Ocimum suave var. distantidens Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 980 (1903)
= Ocimum suave Willd.; Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol. 629 (1809)
= Ocimum superbum Buscal. & Muschl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 488 (1913)
= Ocimum trichodon Baker ex Gürke; Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 350 (1895)
= Ocimum urticifolium Roth; Catalect. fasc. 2: 52 (1800)
= Ocimum villosum Weinm.; Syll. Pl. Nov. 1: 121 (1824), nom. illeg.
= Ocimum viride Willd.; Enum. Hort. Berol. 629 (1809)
= Ocimum viridiflorum Roth; Catalect. fasc. 2: 52 (1800)
= Ocimum zeylanicum Medik.; Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 4: 197 (1780)
subspecies :
subsp. iringense Ayob. ex A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 47: 417 (1992)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Ocimum hirsutissimum (P.A.Duvign.) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 32 (1999)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium hirsutissimum P.A.Duvign.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 90: 228 (1958), in adnot
species :
Ocimum irvinei J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. Lond., Bot. 58: 266 (1962)
Distribution: Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana
22 BKN GHA IVO
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium irvinei (J.K.Morton) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A 419: 34 (1988)
species :
Ocimum jamesii Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 405: 3 (1987), nom. nov.
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia
24 ETH SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ocimum tomentosum Oliv.; Hook. Icon. pl. 21: (1886) t. 1539, et in F. L. James, Unkn. Horn of Afr., Append. 322 (1888) (non Lam. 1785)
= Ocimum tomentosum var. grandifolium Chiov.; Result. Sci. Miss. Stefan.-Paoli Somal. Ital.: 144 (1916)
species :
Ocimum kenyense Ayob. ex A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 47(3): 422 (1992)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
species :
Ocimum kilimandscharicum Gürke; Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C 349 (1895)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola [I]; India (Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal); Myanmar; Thailand
24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ang 40 IND 41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ocimum johnstonii Baker; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 345 (1900)
= Ocimum tortuosum Baker; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 339 (1900)
species :
Ocimum labiatum (N.E.Br.) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 35 (1999)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Nautochilus amabilis Bremek.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 15: 254 (1933)
= Nautochilus breyeri Bremek.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 15: 255 (1933)
= Nautochilus labiatus (N.E.Br.) Bremek.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 15: 253 (1933)
= Nautochilus urticifolius Bremek.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 15: 253 (1933)
= Orthosiphon amabilis (Bremek.) Codd; Bothalia 8: 157 (1964)
= Orthosiphon labiatus N.E.Br.; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(1): 245 (1910)
species :
Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst.; Flora 24: (1841) I. Intell. 23, nomen, et ex Benth. in DC. Prod. 12: 37
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
23 CMN GAB RWA ZAI 24 ERI ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ocimum hararense Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 325 (1908)
= Ocimum nakurense Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 174 (1906) 41: 325
= Ocimum rothii Baker; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 344 (1900)
= Plectranthus ovatifolius Oliv.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 136 (1875)
species :
Ocimum masaiense Ayob. ex A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 47(3): 431 (1992)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Ocimum mearnsii (Ayob. ex Sebald) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 32 (1999)
Distribution: Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium grandiflorum var. mearnsii Ayob. ex Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 437: 23 (1989)
= Becium mearnsii (Ayob. ex Sebald) A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 50(2): 222 (1995)
species :
Ocimum metallorum (P.A.Duvign.) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 30 (1999)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium aureoviride var. peschianum (P.A.Duvign. & Plancke) Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises Sci. Nat. Appl. 1: 285 (1987)
= Becium aureoviride var. thymifolium (P.A.Duvign.) Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises, Sci. Nat. Appl. 1(3): 285 (1987)
= Becium grandiflorum var. metallorum (P.A.Duvign.) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 437: 52 (1989)
= Becium kafupa Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises, Sci. Nat. Appl. 1(3): 274 (1987)
= Becium metallorum P.A.Duvign.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 90: 256 (1958), in adnot
= Becium peschianum P.A.Duvign. & Plancke; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 96: 121 (1963)
= Becium thymifolium P.A.Duvign.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 90: 220 (1958), in adnot
species :
Ocimum minutiflorum (Sebald) A.J.Paton; R. Hiltunen & Y Holm (eds.), Basil, Genus Ocimum: 30 (1999)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium minutiflorum Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A 405: 11 (1987)
species :
Ocimum mitwabense (Ayob.) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 32 (1999)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium mitwabense Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises, Sci. Nat. Appl. 1(3): 277 (1987)
species :
Ocimum monocotyloides (Ayob.) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 31 (1999)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium monocotyloides Plancke ex Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises, Sci. Nat. Appl. 1(3): 283 (1987)
species :
Ocimum motjaneanum McCallum & K.Balkwill; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 145(3): 380 (2004)
Distribution: Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SWZ
species :
Ocimum natalense Ayob. ex A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 47(3): 417 (1992), nom. nov.
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
26 MOZ 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ocimum urticifolium subsp. caryophyllatum Codd; Bothalia 14: 219 (1983)
species :
Ocimum nudicaule Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 14 (1832)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Sao Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Caaguazu, Cordillera, Guaira); Argentina (Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriope nudicaulis (Benth.) Briq.; Bull. Trav. Soc. Bot. Genève 5: 116 (1889)
species :
Ocimum nummularia (S.Moore) A.J.Paton; Grana 31(3): 162 (1992)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Erythrochlamys nivea Chiov.; Fl. Somala 1: 275 (1929)
= Erythrochlamys nummularia (S.Moore) Hedge; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 35(2): 189 (1977)
= Hyperaspis nummularia S.Moore; J. Bot. 47: 288 (1909)
species :
Ocimum obovatum E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 226 (1838)
subspecies :
subsp. obovatum
Distribution: Guinea; Mali; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Yemen (Aden Desert, W-Yemen)
22 BEN GHA GUI IVO MLI NGA TOG 23 BUR CAF CMN CON RWA ZAI 24 ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ 29 MDG 35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium affine (Hochst. ex Benth.) Chiov.; Fl. Somala 2: 367 (1932)
= Becium choanum P.A.Duvign. & Plancke; (1845)
= Becium choanum var. longifolium Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises Sci. Nat. Appl. 1: 270 (1987)
= Becium grandiflorum var. latifolium Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 437: 46 (1989)
= Becium grandiflorum var. obovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 437: 29 (1989)
= Becium grandiflorum var. stuhlmannii (Gürke) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 437: 43 (1989)
= Becium modestum (Briq.) G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69: Suppl. 2, 147, in adnot. (1931)
= Becium neumannii (Gürke) Cufod.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: Suppl., 850 (1963)
= Becium obovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) N.E.Br.; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(1): 230 (1910)
= Becium obovatum var. hians (Benth.) N.E.Br.; Harv. & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(1): 231 (1910)
= Becium obovatum var. macrocaulon (Briq.) Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises, Sci. Nat. Appl. 1(3): 285 (1987)
= Becium obovatum var. modestum (Briq.) Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises, Sci. Nat. Appl. 1(3): 285 (1987)
= Becium pumilum (Gürke) Chiov.; Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp. 183 (1939)
= Becium schweinfurthii (Briq.) N.E.Br. ex Broun & Massey; Fl. Sudan: 357 (1929)
= Becium ternatum G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69: Suppl. 2, 146 (1931)
= Ocimum affine Hochst. ex Benth.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 12: 36 (1848)
= Ocimum affine var. bafingensis A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 510 (1920)
= Ocimum descampsii Briq.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 37: 83 (1899)
= Ocimum elskensii Robyns & Lebrun; Rev. Zool. & Bot. Afr. 16: 366 (1928)
= Ocimum heckmannianum Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 472 (1900)
= Ocimum hians Benth.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 12: 36 (1848)
= Ocimum hians var. macrocaulon Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 161 (1895)
= Ocimum hians var. microphyllum Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 161 (1894)
= Ocimum huillense Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 851 (1900)
= Ocimum knyanum var. astephanum Baker; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 346 (1900)
= Ocimum menyhartii Gürke; Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 556 (1898)
= Ocimum mildbraedii Perkins; G. W. J. Mildbr. (ed.), Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. 2: 546 (1913)
= Ocimum modestum Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 162 (1894)
= Ocimum neumannii Gürke ex Engl.; Sitz. Preuss. Acad. Wiss., 746, nomen, Engl. Jahrb. 41: 324 (1908), descr (1906)
= Ocimum odontopetalum C.H.Wright; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 54 (1907)
= Ocimum pumilum Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 172 (1906) 41: 324
= Ocimum ringoetii De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga: 181 (1921)
= Ocimum roseoviolaceum Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 471 (1900)
= Ocimum schweinfurthii Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 160 (1894)
= Ocimum striatum Hochst.; Flora 28: 66 (1845)
= Ocimum stuhlmannii Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 196 (1894)
= Ocimum usaramense Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 79 (1898)
= Orthosiphon kirkii Baker; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 376 (1900)
variant :
var. galpinii (Gürke) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 33 (1999)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium grandiflorum var. galpinii (Gürke) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A 437: 44 (1989)
= Becium obovatum var. galpinii (Gürke) N.E.Br.; Harv. & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(1): 231 (1910)
= Ocimum galpinii Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 78 (1898)
= Ocimum kapiriense De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga: 181 (1921)
subspecies :
subsp. cordatum (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 33 (1999)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium grandiflorum var. cordatum (A.J.Paton) Lebrun & Stork; Enum. Pl. Fl. Afr. trop. IV: 534 (1997)
= Becium obovatum subsp. cordatum A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 50(2): 234 (1995)
subspecies :
subsp. crystallinum (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 34 (1999)
Distribution: Tanzania; Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium grandiflorum var. crystallinum (A.J.Paton) Lebrun & Stork; Enum. Pl. Fl. Afr. trop. IV: 534 (1997)
= Becium obovatum subsp. crystallinum A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 50(2): 234 (1995)
species :
Ocimum ovatum Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 13 (1832)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Tarija); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Amambay, San Pedro); Argentina (Misiones)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Ocimum balansae Briq.; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 32(10): 37 (1897)
= Ocimum hassleri Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, II 7: 623 (1907)
= Ocimum hassleri var. acutatum Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, II 7: 624 (1907)
= Ocimum hassleri var. obtusifolium Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, II 7: 624 (1907)
= Ocimum neurophyllum Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier Ser. II. 7: 623 (1907)
= Ocimum procurrens Epling; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 85: 182 (1936)
species :
Ocimum pseudoserratum (M.R.Ashby) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 35 (1999)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthosiphon pseudoserratus M.R.Ashby; J. Bot. Lond. 76: 8 (1938)
species :
Ocimum pyramidatum (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 34 (1999)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium pyramidatum A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 50(2): 239 (1995)
species :
Ocimum reclinatum (S.D.Will. & K.Balkwill) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 33 (1999)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
26 MOZ 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium reclinatum S.D.Will. & K.Balkwill; Kew Bull. 50(4): 748 (1995)
species :
Ocimum sebrabergensis Swanepoel & van Jaarsv.; Phytotaxa 405(4): 204 (2019)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Ocimum serpyllifolium Forssk.; Fl. Aeg.-Arab. 110 (1775)
Distribution: Somalia; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (Aden Desert, W-Yemen)
24 SOM 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium serpyllifolium (Forssk.) J.R.I.Wood; Kew Bull. 37: 602 (1983)
species :
Ocimum serratum (Schltr.) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 35 (1999)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthosiphon serratum Schltr.; J. Bot, 431 (1897)
species :
Ocimum spectabile (Gürke) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 27 (1999)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia; Kenya; Tanzania
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Erythrochlamys kelleri Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 978 (1903)
= Erythrochlamys spectabilis Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 222 (1894)
species :
Ocimum spicatum Deflers; Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 43: 226 (1896)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia; Kenya; Yemen (W-Yemen, Aden Desert)
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN 35 YEM
species :
Ocimum tenuiflorum L.; Sp. Pl. 597 (1753)
Name: Brimstone Bush, Tulsi (Trinidad & Tobago); Albahaca morada; Purple basil
Distribution: Afghanistan (Nangarhar); Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman); Yemen (Tihama, SW-Yemen, W-Yemen); China (Hainan, Sichuan); Taiwan; Pakistan; Nepal [I]; India (almost throughout); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives]; Maldives [I]; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.; Andaman Isl. [I]; Nicobar Isl.; Nicobar Isl. [I]; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Penang Isl., Perak, Pahan, Melaka, Johor); Singapore [I]; Sumatra; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, etc.); Moluccas; New Guinea; Bismarck Arch.; Solomon Isl.; Australia (Queensland); Rotuma Isl. [I]; Vanuatu; Fiji [I]; American Samoa [I] (Tutuila [I]); [Western] Samoa [I] (Savai´i [I]); Tokelau [I] (Swains Isl. [I]); Cook Isl. [I] (Penrhyn [I]); Marquesas Isl. [I] (Hiva Oa [I], Fatu Hiva [I]); Palau [I] (Koror [I], Sonsorol [I]); Northern Marianas [I] (Agrihan [I], Pagan [I], Saipan [I]); Guam [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Yap [I], Ulithi [I], Fais [I], Woleai [I], Faraulep [I], Ifalik [I], Lamotrek [I], Satawal [I], Truk [I], Moen [I], Dublon [I], Udot [I], Namoluk [I], Etal [I], Lukunor [I], Satawan [I], Nukuoro [I], Kapingamarangi [I], Pohnpei [I], Pingelap [I], Kosrae [I]); Marshall Isl. [I] (Utirik [I], Ujae [I], Lae [I], Ailuk [I], Ailinglapalap [I], Majuro [I], Arno [I], Jaluit [I]); Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); Belize [I]; Honduras [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Panama [I]; Bahamas [I]; Cuba [I]; Cayman Isl. [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; St. Lucia [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia [I]; Venezuela [I]; Ecuador [I]
34 AFG 35 OMA YEM 36 CHI 38 TAI 40 BAN IND LDV mdv nep PAK SRL 41 AND CBD LAO MYA NCB THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI sng SUL SUM 43 BIS SOL 50 AUS 60 asa fij rot sam tok VAN 61 coo mrq 62 gum mic mrn mrs plu 63 haw 80 blz cos hon nic pan 81 bah cay cub his pue stl trt 82 clm ven 83 ecu
Synonyms: hidden
= Geniosporum tenuiflorum (L.) Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 19: 379 (1921)
= Lumnitzera tenuiflora (L.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg. 2: 687 (1825)
= Moschosma tenuiflorum (L.) Heynh.; Nom. Bot. Hort.: 532 (1841)
= Ocimum flexuosum Blanco; Fl. Filip.: 481 (1837), nom. illeg.
= Ocimum hirsutum Benth.; Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 14 (1830)
= Ocimum inodorum Burm.f.; Fl. Indica: 130 (1768)
= Ocimum monachorum L.; Mant. Pl. 1: 85 (1767)
= Ocimum sanctum L.; Mant. 1, 85 (1767)
= Ocimum sanctum var. cubensis Gomes; Anales Hist. Nat. 19: 262 (1890)
= Ocimum sanctum var. hirsutum (Benth.) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India 4: 609 (1885)
= Ocimum scutellarioides Willd. ex Benth.; Linnaea 11: 344 (1837)
= Ocimum subserratum B.Heyne ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India 4: 609 (1885)
= Ocimum tenuiflorum f. villicaulis Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 562 (1928)
= Ocimum tomentosum Lam.; Encycl. 1: 387 (1785)
= Ocimum villosum Roxb.; Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 13 (1832), nom. illeg.
= Plectranthus monachorum (L.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg. 2: 690 (1825)
species :
Ocimum transamazonicum C.Pereira; Bradea, 1(13): 123 (1972)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Maranhao)
84 BRA
species :
Ocimum tubiforme (R.D.Good) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 35 (1999)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthosiphon tubiformis R.D.Good; J. Bot. 63: 173 (1925)
species :
Ocimum urundense Robyns & Lebrun; Rev. Zool. & Bot. Afr. 16: 371 (1928)
Distribution: Burundi; Tanzania
23 BUR 25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium grandiflorum var. urundense (Robyns & Lebrun) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 437: 24 (1989)
= Becium urundense (Robyns & Lebrun) A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 50(2): 239 (1995)
species :
Ocimum vandenbrandei (Ayob.) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 34 (1999)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium vandenbrandei P.A.Duvign. & Plancke ex Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises, Sci. Nat. Appl. 1(3): 284 (1987)
species :
Ocimum vanderystii (De Wild.) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 30 (1999)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium aureoviride P.A.Duvign.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 90: 256 (1958), in adnot
= Becium aureoviride subsp. lupotoensis P.A.Duvign.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 96: 226 (1963)
= Becium aureoviride var. lupotoense (P.A.Duvign.) Ayob.; Etud. Rwandaises, Sci. Nat. Appl. 1(3): 284 (1987)
= Becium grandiflorum var. vanderystii (De Wild.) Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 437: 50 (1989)
= Becium vanderystii De Wild.; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 41(2): 24 (1921)
species :
Ocimum verticillifolium Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 224 (1895)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia
24 ETH SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium verticillifolium (Baker) Cufod.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: Suppl., 851 (1963)
species :
Ocimum vihpyense A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 31 (1999), nom. nov.
Distribution: Zambia; Malawi
26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium frutescens (Sebald) A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 50(2): 219 (1995)
= Becium grandiflorum var. frutescens Sebald; Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A, 437: 40 (1989)
species :
Ocimum waterbergense (S.D.Will. & K.Balkwill) A.J.Paton; Basil, Genus Ocimum: 32 (1999)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Becium waterbergense S.D.Will. & K.Balkwill; Kew Bull. 50(4): 747 (1995), as ´waterbergensis´
species :
Ocimum ×africanum Lour.; Fl. Cochinch.: 370 (1790)
Distribution: Cameroon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Malawi; Madagascar; C-China; SE-China; Taiwan; India [c]; Sri Lanka; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Sulawesi; Lesser Sunda Isl.; peninsular Malaysia; Mexico [I]
23 CMN ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW 29 MDG 36 CHI 38 TAI 40 ind SRL 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 LSI MLY SUL 79 mex
Remarks: Ocimum americanum x O. basilicum
Synonyms: hidden
= Ocimum americanum var. pilosum (Willd.) A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 47: 426 (1992)
= Ocimum basilicum var. anisatum Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 4 (1832)
= Ocimum basilicum var. pilosum (Willd.) Benth.; Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 13 (1830)
= Ocimum ×citriodorum Vis.; Index Seminum (PAD, Patavium) 1840: 9 (1840)
= Ocimum ×graveolens A.Br.; Flora 24: 265 (1841)
= Ocimum ×petitianum A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 176 (1850)
= Ocimum ×pilosum Roxb.; Asiat. Res. 11: 173 (1810), nom. illeg.
= Ocimum ×pilosum Willd.; Enum. Pl.: 629 (1809)
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