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American Basil

Ocimum americanum L.

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Leaves are made into a paste which is used for skin diseases.
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Flora of China Vol. 17: 296 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Herbs annual, 20-30(-60) cm tall. Stems erect, retrorse puberulent, nodes bristly, much branched from stem base. Petiole 5-12 mm, puberulent and pilose; leaf blade ovate, 1-1.7 cm × 5-10 mm, puberulent, glandular, base cuneate, margin serrulate to subentire, ciliate, apex acute, lateral veins 4- or 5-paired. Racemes numerous, crowded, erect, 10-14 cm, pedunculate, retrorse puberulent; verticillasters separate, 6-flowered; bracts oblong, ca. 4 mm, base attentuate, margin bristly, apex attenuate. Pedicel ca. 1.5 mm, conspicuously recurved in fruit. Calyx campanulate, ca. 2 × 1 mm, puberulent near base, throat densely puberulent, tube ca. 1.5 mm; middle tooth of upper lip circular, lateral teeth shorter, triangular; lower lip teeth ovate-lanceolate, apex awned, longer than upper lip, ciliate; fruiting calyx ca. 4 mm, conspicuously 10-veined. Corolla straight, 1.5-2 × as long as calyx, limb sparsely puberulent, glabrous inside; tube conspicuously exserted, obconical; lower lip oblong, concave, margin entire. Stamens free, ca. 2 × as long as corolla. Nutlets black, ovoid, ca. 1.5 × 0.6 mm, finely dotted.
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Madagascar, Tropical Africa, Arabia, W. Pakistan, Himalaya(Kumaun to Nepal), India, Ceylon, Malaysia.
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Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal Vol. 0 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Elevation Range

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1000 m
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Habitat & Distribution

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Yunnan [India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka; Africa, SW Asia]
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Synonym

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Ocimum africanum Loureiro; O. canum Sims.
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Derivation of specific name

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americanum: American
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ocimum americanum L. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=150300
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Ocimum americanum

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Ocimum americanum, known as American basil, lime basil,[2] or hoary basil,[3] is a species of annual herb in the family Lamiaceae. Despite the misleading name, it is native to Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. The species is naturalized in Queensland, Christmas Island, and parts of tropical America.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Description and uses

It is a hairy annual herbaceous plant that grows up to 40 cm tall, with toothed, opposite leaves and small, white or purple flowers in clusters.[13] The plant has a long taproot that extends deep into the ground. The entire plant is highly aromatic, with an odor comparable to citrus. As such, it can be used for culinary purposes in similar ways to sweet basil (O. basilicum).[14] It is also used for essential oil and is often considered indistinguishable from the closely related O. basilicum by some.[15] The plant has medicinal properties as well.[16]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 11 June 2016
  2. ^ Ocimum americanum var. americanum JCU Australia, 19 October 2015, retrieved 7 August 2021
  3. ^ USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 11 June 2016
  4. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew".
  5. ^ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 296, 灰罗勒 hui luo le, Ocimum americanum Linnaeus, Cent. Pl. 1, 15. 1755.
  6. ^ Berhaut, J. (1975). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 4: 1-625. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  7. ^ Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  8. ^ George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  9. ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  10. ^ Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  11. ^ Khanam, M. & Hassan, M.A. (2008). Lamiaceae. Flora of Bangladesh 58: 1-161. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ a b "Ocimum americanum L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  14. ^ Lime Basil Information and facts Specialty Produce, retrieved 7 August 2021
  15. ^ "E-Prosea Detail". proseanet.org. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  16. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2014-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Ocimum americanum: Brief Summary

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Ocimum americanum, known as American basil, lime basil, or hoary basil, is a species of annual herb in the family Lamiaceae. Despite the misleading name, it is native to Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. The species is naturalized in Queensland, Christmas Island, and parts of tropical America.

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