Ocimum basilicum L.

English: Sweet basil

German: Basilikum

Mandarin: 罗勒 (luo le)

Portuguese: Basílico

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Lamiales (196)

        Family: Lamiaceae (97)(family description)

          Genus: Ocimum (1)

            Epithet: basilicum L. (1)

Synonym: Ocimum americanum L.

americanum => from America

basilicum => Basil

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: white

Check for Ocimum basilicum at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [315] Ocimum basilicum - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [611] Ocimum basilicum - Plants For A Future database
• [1644] Ocimum basilicum - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.