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Ocimum tenuiflorum

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Ocimum

holy basil

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 597 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ocimum tenuiflorum Honolulu Preserved_Specimen flowering herb St.John, H. 26901 Oahu BISH 1977-10-03
2 Ocimum tenuiflorum Foster Community Gardens, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen ~18 in. x 18 in. Mayeda, C.S. 17 Oahu BISH 1990-12-13
3 Ocimum tenuiflorum Halawa Xeriscape Garden, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Compact shrub of ~2.5', leaves yellow green; flowers white with pale blue-purple markings Herbst, D.R. 9242 Oahu BISH 1990-03-03
4 Ocimum tenuiflorum Sold as Thai Basil Purchased at East-West culture fair Preserved_Specimen Herb Herbst, D.R. 9375 Oahu BISH 1991-04-10
5 Ocimum tenuiflorum Herb Garden in the Foster Botanical Gardens located in downtown Honolulu Preserved_Specimen This plant was about two feet high and about eighteen inches wide. Interesting feature fruit flies seemed to be attrqacted to this plant On a single branch at least a dozen fruit flies were congregated. (purple tinged form) Mayeda, C.S. 49 Oahu BISH 1991-06-07
6 Ocimum tenuiflorum Foster Community Gardens located on the grounds of the Foster Botanical Gardens located in Downtown Preserved_Specimen Mayeda, C.S. 50 Oahu BISH 1991-06-10
7 Ocimum tenuiflorum Foster Community Gardens, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen ~24 tall x 18 wide Mayeda, C.S. 45 Oahu BISH 1991-04-11
8 Ocimum tenuiflorum Ewa Beach. Preserved_Specimen Shitanishi, J. Oahu BISH 2009-05-12
9 Ocimum tenuiflorum Kilgo, Honolulu potted Preserved_Specimen herb underf 1' tall; leaves green suffused with purple, quite fragrant; stems purple; infl. very young, terminal Staples, G.W. 471 Oahu BISH 1989-07-24
10 Ocimum tenuiflorum Lyon Arboretum, Herb Garden Preserved_Specimen Perennial shrub 1-2 m ht. Leaves purplish. Stems maroon. Flowers maroon, 1-2 mm long. Nagata, K.M. 3647 Oahu BISH 1987-06-10
11 Ocimum tenuiflorum Lyon Arboretum, Herb Garden, makai terrace Preserved_Specimen Dense, perennial shrub 4-5'. Flowers maroon Nagata, K.M. 3481 Oahu BISH 1986-04-23
12 Ocimum tenuiflorum H.L. Lyon Arboretum; head of Manoa Valley Herb Garden; lower lawn; center of the bed behind Piper lot. Preserved_Specimen Shrubby plant; 1 m tall; stem woody below; young stems purplish; lvs narrow ovate to elliptic, margins crenate, some leaves purplish; corolla lavender, just exceeding calyx in length. Staples, G.W. 484 Oahu BISH 1989-08-17
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