Ocimum gratissimum subsp. gratissimum

Ocimum gratissimum subsp. gratissimum

Ocimum gratissimum subsp. gratissimum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Subtribus: Ociminae
Genus: Ocimum
Subgenus: O. subg. Ocimum
Sectio: O. sect. Gratissima
Subsectio: O. subsect. Gratissima
Species: Ocimum gratissimum
Subspecies: O. g. subsp. gratissimum

Name

Ocimum gratissimum L. subsp. gratissimum autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ocimum frutescens Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.° 6 (1768), nom. illeg.
  • Ocimum sericeum Medik., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 4: 199 (1780).
  • Ocimum zeylanicum Medik., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 4: 197 (1780).
  • Ocimum petiolare Lam., Encycl. 1: 385 (1785).
  • Ocimum holosericeum J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 918 (1792).
  • Ocimum urticifolium Roth, Catal. Bot. 2: 52 (1800).
  • Ocimum viridiflorum Roth, Catal. Bot. 2: 54 (1800).
  • Ocimum suave Willd., Enum. Pl.: 629 (1809).
  • Ocimum viride Willd., Enum. Pl.: 629 (1809).
  • Ocimum heptodon P.Beauv., Fl. Oware 2: 59 (1818).
  • Ocimum febrifugum Lindl., Bot. Reg. 9: t. 753 (1824).
  • Ocimum villosum Weinm., Syll. Pl. Nov. 1: 121 (1824), nom. illeg.
  • Ocimum guineense Schumach. & Thonn. in C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 264 (1827).
  • Ocimum paniculatum Bojer, Hortus Maurit.: 253 (1837), nom. nud.
  • Ocimum anosurum Fenzl, Flora 27: 312 (1844), not validly publ.
  • Ocimum arborescens Bojer ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 34 (1848).
  • Ocimum gratissimum var. suave (Willd.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 609 (1885).
  • Ocimum robustum B.Heyne ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 608 (1885).
  • Ocimum gratissimum var. hildebrandtii Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 120 (1894).
  • Ocimum gratissimum var. mascarenarum Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 120 (1894).
  • Ocimum trichodon Baker ex Gürke in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 350 (1895).
  • Ocimum gratissimum var. subdentatum Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 242 (1898).
  • Geniosporum discolor Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 351 (1900).
  • Ocimum suave var. distantidens Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 980 (1903).
  • Ocimum dalabaense A.Chev., J. Bot. (Morot) 22: 119 (1909).
  • Ocimum superbum Buscal. & Muschl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 488 (1913).
  • Ocimum caillei A.Chev., Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 511 (1920), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu , Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka Regional: China China Southeast Regional: Peninsular Arabia Yemen Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southestern Asia Cambodia, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Malaya,, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam Introduced into: Aruba, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cape Verde, Chad, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Hawaii, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marquesas, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niger, Panamá, Queensland, Society Is., Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1197. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae) Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ocimum gratissimum subsp. gratissimum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ocimum gratissimum subsp. gratissimum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ocimum gratissimum subsp. gratissimum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 May 2022.

Vernacular names

eesti: Põõsasbasiilik
suomi: Pensasbasilika
русский: Базилик эвгенольный
Yorùbá: efinrin