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Basils
Ocimum
Ocimum is a genus of aromatic annual and perennial herbs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native to the tropical and warm temperate regions of all 6 inhabited continents, with the greatest number of species in Africa. It is the genus of basil and the name is from the Ancient Greek word for basil, ὤκιμον (ṓkimon). Its best known species are the cooking herb cooking basil, O. basilicum and the medicinal herb tulsi (holy basil), O....
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Sweet basil
speciesOcimum basilicum
Holy Basil
speciesOcimum tenuiflorum
Cats Whiskers
speciesOcimum obovatum
wild sweet basil
speciesOcimum campechianum
African Basil
speciesOcimum gratissimum
Lime Basil
speciesOcimum americanum
Ocimum carnosum
speciesOcimum carnosum
Narrowleaf Cats Whiskers
speciesOcimum angustifolium
Large Shellbush
speciesOcimum labiatum
Lemon Basil
hybridOcimum × africanum
Albany Cats Whiskers
speciesOcimum burchellianum
long-stamen basil
speciesOcimum filamentosum
Ocimum kilimandscharicum
speciesOcimum kilimandscharicum
Small Shellbush
speciesOcimum serratum
Bush Basil
speciesOcimum minimum
Trumpet basil
speciesOcimum tubiforme
Dhofari Basil
speciesOcimum dhofarense
Ocimum forskaolii
speciesOcimum forskaolii
Dolomite Basil
speciesOcimum dolomiticola
Ocimum caryophyllinum
speciesOcimum caryophyllinum
Ocimum natalense
speciesOcimum natalense
Motjane basil
speciesOcimum motjaneanum
Copperflower
speciesOcimum centraliafricanum
Ocimum reclinatum
speciesOcimum reclinatum
Tropical Cats Whiskers
speciesOcimum fimbriatum
Waterberg Basil
speciesOcimum waterbergense
Ocimum ovatum
speciesOcimum ovatum
Ocimum grandiflorum
speciesOcimum grandiflorum
Ocimum spectabile
speciesOcimum spectabile
Kenyan Basil
speciesOcimum kenyense
Ocimum lamiifolium
speciesOcimum lamiifolium
Ocimum decumbens
speciesOcimum decumbens
Copperbow Basil
speciesOcimum ericoides
Ocimum vanderystii
speciesOcimum vanderystii
Ocimum cufodontii
speciesOcimum cufodontii
Ocimum coddii
speciesOcimum coddii
Ocimum pseudoserratum
speciesOcimum pseudoserratum
Ocimum albostellatum
speciesOcimum albostellatum
Ocimum nudicaule
speciesOcimum nudicaule
Ocimum fischeri
speciesOcimum fischeri
Maasai Basil
speciesOcimum masaiense
Ocimum monocotyloides
speciesOcimum monocotyloides
Katangan Basil
speciesOcimum metallorum
Ocimum urundense
speciesOcimum urundense
Kunene Cats Whiskers
speciesOcimum sebrabergensis
Ocimum amicorum
speciesOcimum amicorum
Serengeti Basil
speciesOcimum canescens
Ocimum circinatum
speciesOcimum circinatum
Ocimum dambicola
speciesOcimum dambicola
Ocimum empetroides
speciesOcimum empetroides
Ocimum fruticosum
speciesOcimum fruticosum
Ocimum hirsutissimum
speciesOcimum hirsutissimum
Ocimum irvinei
speciesOcimum irvinei
Ocimum jamesii
speciesOcimum jamesii
Ocimum mearnsii
speciesOcimum mearnsii
Ocimum minutiflorum
speciesOcimum minutiflorum
Ocimum mitwabense
speciesOcimum mitwabense
Ocimum nummularia
speciesOcimum nummularia
Ocimum pyramidatum
speciesOcimum pyramidatum
Ocimum serpyllifolium
speciesOcimum serpyllifolium
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.156
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.101
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.702
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.73
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.583
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.581
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.582
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.581
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.580
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.579
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.312
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.103
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61399.