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African Basil
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African Basil

Ocimum gratissimum L.

Introduced by people

Names

EnglishAfrican Basil
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese丁香罗勒
Scientific nameOcimum gratissimum L.

About this species

Ocimum gratissimum, also known as African basil, clove basil, East Indian basil, Russian basil, shrubby basil, tree basil, and in Hawaii as wild basil, is a species of basil. It is native to Africa (including Madagascar) and southern Asia and introduced to Mexico, Panama, the West Indies, Brazil, Bolivia and the Pacific.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusOcimum

In Suriname

6Records in Suriname
1916First record
2006Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo4
  • Marowijne1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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