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Ocimum L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 597 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000026511.

Literature

Synonyms of Ocimum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Becium Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 28: Misc. 42–43. 1842. — wfo-4000004290

Species in Ocimum ( showing species 1 to 10 of 84)

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Ocimum × africanum Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 370 (1790) wfo-0000253206
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum americanum var. pilosum (Willd.) A.J.Paton Kew Bull. 47: 426 1992 wfo-0000253212
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum basilicum var. anisatum Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec. 4 1832 wfo-0000253231
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum citriodorum Vis. Index Seminum (PAD) 1840 wfo-0000253265
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum graveolens A.Br. Flora 24: 265 1841 wfo-0000253349
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum petitianum A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 176 1850 wfo-0000253457
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum pilosum Willd. Enum. Pl. 629 1809 wfo-0000253460
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum basilicum var. pilosum (Willd.) Benth. Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 13 1830 wfo-0000619651
Ocimum albostellatum (Verdc.) A.J.Paton Basil : 30 (1999) wfo-0000253207
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Becium albostellatum Verdc. Kew Bull. 7: 364 1952 wfo-0000322272
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Becium grandiflorum var. albostellatum (Verdc.) Sebald Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A 437: 48 1989 wfo-0000322644
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Becium hirtii Plancke ex Ayob. Etud. Rwandaises Sci. Nat. Appl. 1: 274 1987 wfo-0000322865
Ocimum americanum L. Cent. Pl. I : 15 (1755) wfo-0000253211
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum album Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 15 1832 wfo-0000253210
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum brachiatum Blume Bijdr. 833 1826 wfo-0000253236
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum canum Sims Bot. Mag. 51: t. 2452 1823 wfo-0000253248
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum dichotomum Hochst. ex Benth. Prodr. 12: 39 1848 wfo-0000253292
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum dinteri Briq. Bull. Herb. Boissier II, 3: 980 1903 wfo-0000253296
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum fluminense Vell. Fl. Flumin. 4: t. 11 1829 wfo-0000253321
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum fruticulosum Burch. Trav. S. Africa 2: 264 1824 wfo-0000253330
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum hispidulum Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. 266 1827 wfo-0000253368
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum incanescens Mart. Reise Bras. 2: 799 1828 wfo-0000253375
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum serpyllifolium var. glabrior Benth. Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 226 1837 wfo-0000253512
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum stamineum Sims Bot. Mag. 51: t. 2452 1823 wfo-0000253522
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum thymoides Baker Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 344 1900 wfo-0000253544
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Becium obovatum var. glabrior (Benth.) Cufod. Senckenberg. Biol. 43: 287 1962 wfo-0000323046
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum canum var. integrifolium Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 267 1888 wfo-0000915748
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum americanum var. americanum – wfo-0001070169
Ocimum amicorum A.J.Paton Basil : 29 (1999) wfo-0000253213
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Becium fastigiatum A.J.Paton Kew Bull. 50: 210 1995 wfo-0000322535
Ocimum angustifolium Benth. Prodr. 12: 37 (1848) wfo-0000253215
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum filiforme Gürke Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 556 1898 wfo-0000253308
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum linearifolium Briq. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 162 1894 wfo-0000253396
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum poggeanum Briq. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 163 1894 wfo-0000253462
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum randii S.Moore J. Bot. 1900: 463 1900 wfo-0000253479
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum scoparium Gürke Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 350 1895 wfo-0000253503
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Becium angustifolium (Benth.) N.E.Br. Fl. Cap. 5(1): 231 1910 wfo-0000322283
Ocimum basilicum L. Sp. Pl. : 597 (1753) wfo-0000253230
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum album L. Mant. Pl. 1: 85 1767 wfo-0000253209
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum anisatum Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec. 4 1832 wfo-0000253217
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum barrelieri Roth Nov. Pl. Sp. 278 1821 wfo-0000253228
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflorum (L.) Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec. 5 1832 wfo-0000253232
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum bullatum Lam. Encycl. 1: 384 1785 wfo-0000253240
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum caryophyllatum Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 16 1832 wfo-0000253255
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum chevalieri Briq. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 61(8): 279 1914 publ. 1917 wfo-0000253258
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum ciliare B.Heyne ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 4: 608 1885 wfo-0000253259
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum ciliatum Hornem. Hort. Bot. Hafn. 565 1815 wfo-0000253260
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum citrodorum Blanco Fl. Filip., ed. 2 591 1845 wfo-0000253266
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum cochleatum Desf. Tabl. École Bot. 220 1804 wfo-0000253267
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum dentatum Moench Methodus 413 1794 wfo-0000253288
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum hispidum Lam. Encycl. 1: 384 1785 wfo-0000253370
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum integerrimum Willd. Sp. Pl. 3: 162 1800 wfo-0000253379
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum lanceolatum Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. 268 1827 wfo-0000253393
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum laxum Vahl ex Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec. 5 1832 wfo-0000253395
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum majus Garsault Fig. Pl. Méd. t. 418a 1764 wfo-0000253400
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum medium Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 3 1768 wfo-0000253405
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum minus Garsault Fig. Pl. Méd. t. 418b 1764 wfo-0000253416
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum nigrum Thouars ex Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec. 5 1832 wfo-0000253436
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum odorum Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 87 1796 wfo-0000253449
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum scabrum Wight ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 4: 608 1885 wfo-0000253500
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum simile N.E.Br. Fl. Cap. 5(1): 234 1910 wfo-0000253515
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum thyrsiflorum L. Mant. Pl. 1: 84 1767 wfo-0000253545
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum urticifolium Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec. 5 1832 wfo-0000253558
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Plectranthus barrelieri (Roth) Spreng. Syst. Veg. 2: 691 1825 wfo-0000275255
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum basilicum var. album (L.) Benth. Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 13 1830 wfo-0000619652
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum basilicum var. majus Benth. Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 13 1830 wfo-0000619654
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum basilicum var. glabratum Benth. Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 13 1830 wfo-0000619655
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum basilicum var. difforme Benth. Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 13 1830 wfo-0000619656
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens Benth. Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 13 1830 wfo-0000619657
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum basilicum var. densiflorum Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec. 5 1832 wfo-0000619659
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum basilicum var. basilicum – wfo-0001070120
Ocimum bojeri Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec. : 8 (1832) wfo-0000253235
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum cordifolium Bojer ex Loudon Hort. Brit. 240 1830 wfo-0000253277
Ocimum burchellianum Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec. : 8 (1832) wfo-0000253241
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum helianthemifolium Hochst. Flora 28: 67 1845 wfo-0000253360
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Becium burchellianum (Benth.) N.E.Br. Fl. Cap. 5(1): 232 1910 wfo-0000322366
Ocimum campechianum Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8. : n.° 5 (1768) wfo-0000253244
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum guatemalense Gand. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 67 1918 wfo-0000253350
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum micranthum Willd. Enum. Pl. 630 1809 wfo-0000253413
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ocimum montanum Hook. Bot. Mag. 57: t. 2996 1830 wfo-0000253429
Ocimum campestre Rojas Acosta Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes : 77 (1897) wfo-0000253245
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