Nomenclature: wfo-0000253211
![Kew Gardens K000347086: Schimper [294] Ethiopia Kew Gardens K000347086: Schimper [294] Ethiopia](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/ed07a351f52d6ea3d9d1a485380cb067.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000347088: Kotschy [198] Ethiopia Kew Gardens K000347088: Kotschy [198] Ethiopia](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/cc1599d7f6a4d806d9d262d8388812b5.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000347089: Kotschy [197] Sudan Kew Gardens K000347089: Kotschy [197] Sudan](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/6b6af969c83bbcb2f8da9afa442ecfab.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000347090: Kotschy [198] Ethiopia Kew Gardens K000347090: Kotschy [198] Ethiopia](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/267391c6b7ede78d02f8647c8e78cc18.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000347091: Kotschy [73] Sudan Kew Gardens K000347091: Kotschy [73] Sudan](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/dd4c1c961b9204d43c333612e830a55e.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000347092: Kotschy [122] Ethiopia Kew Gardens K000347092: Kotschy [122] Ethiopia](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/12c9b6e8b49305487eaaf894ea7cc631.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000347093: Kotschy [122] Egypt Kew Gardens K000347093: Kotschy [122] Egypt](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/7e3cd0f26d867fc24ad12576580d5815.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000347096: Chevalier, A [6756] Chad Kew Gardens K000347096: Chevalier, A [6756] Chad](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/c05f285ba2fe233ad46fc05260abebf0.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000347124: Burchell, W.J. [2634] South Africa Kew Gardens K000347124: Burchell, W.J. [2634] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/108dd67549cc26e35cf4326842246be6.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000347125: Marloth [1288] South Africa Kew Gardens K000347125: Marloth [1288] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/02e5e3cd710ebd45c59e3d9dcbd1db14.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000347126: Burchell, W.J. [2160] South Africa Kew Gardens K000347126: Burchell, W.J. [2160] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/6928b9f8af1ffceb2ad5d6ee21712c0f.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000347127: Burke [346] South Africa Kew Gardens K000347127: Burke [346] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/b65a1376bc035d40f500172ae517fa1a.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000897242: Elmer, A.D.E. [8067] Philippines Kew Gardens K000897242: Elmer, A.D.E. [8067] Philippines](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/c59d4be7cf0a6ef0cef274f74df10f26.jpg)

Ocimum americanum Cent. Pl. I : 15 (1755)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Cent. Pl. I. 15. 1755 [19 Feb 1755] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000347086: Schimper [294] Ethiopia Link to Isosyntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000347088: Kotschy [198] Ethiopia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000347089: Kotschy [197] Sudan Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000347090: Kotschy [198] Ethiopia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000347091: Kotschy [73] Sudan Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000347092: Kotschy [122] Ethiopia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000347093: Kotschy [122] Egypt Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000347096: Chevalier, A [6756] Chad Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000347124: Burchell, W.J. [2634] South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000347125: Marloth [1288] South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000347126: Burchell, W.J. [2160] South Africa Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000347127: Burke [346] South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000897242: Elmer, A.D.E. [8067] Philippines Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 316218-2
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-136802
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-136802
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2018-07 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Ocimum > Ocimum americanum
Synonyms
- Ocimum album
- Ocimum brachiatum
- Ocimum canum
- Ocimum dichotomum
- Ocimum dinteri
- Ocimum fluminense
- Ocimum fruticulosum
- Ocimum hispidulum
- Ocimum incanescens
- Ocimum serpyllifolium var. glabrior
- Ocimum stamineum
- Ocimum thymoides
- Becium obovatum var. glabrior
- Ocimum canum var. integrifolium
- Ocimum americanum var. americanum