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Ocimum basilicum L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 597 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Lamiales
family
Lamiaceae
genus
Ocimum
species
Ocimum basilicum

Name

Synonyms
Ocimum basilicum var. purpurescens Benth.
Ocimum citriodorum Blanco, 1845
Ocimum odorum Salisb.
Ocimum urticaefolium Benth.
Homonyms
Ocimum basilicum L.
Common names
Albaca in Aragonese
Albahaca in language.
Albahaca in language.
Albahaca in language.
Albahaca blanca in language.
Albahaca blanca in language.
Albahaca dulce in Spanish
Albaraka in Basque
Alfàbrega in Catalan–Valencian
Asubiote in Galician
Basielkruid in Afrikaans
Basil in English
Basilic in French
Basilic in French
Basilic in French
Basilic aux sauces in French
Basilic commun, Basilic in French
Basilic commun, Basilic à épis nombreux in French
Basilic commun, Ocime basilic, Basilic aux sauces, Basilic romain, Herbe royale, Pistou in French
Basilico in Italian
Basilico in Italian
Basilicum in Dutch
Basilienkraut in German
Basilienkraut in German
Basilienkraut in German
Basilienkraut in German
Basilikum in German
Basilikum in German
Basilikum in German
Basilikum in German
Basilíka in Icelandic
Basèli in Occitan (post 1500)
Bazilik in Haitian Creole
Bazilio in Esperanto
Bazlik in language.
Bazsalikom in Hungarian
Bazylia pospolita in Polish
Bosiljak in Croatian
Busuioc in Romanian
Eorþmistel in language.
Feslegen in Turkish
Garden basil in language.
Garden basil in language.
Maustebasilika in Finnish
Miri in Tahitian
Navadna bazilika in Slovenian
Oregano falso (ES); Basil in language.
Oregano falso (ES); Basil in language.
Pokok Selasih in Malay
Rihan in Kurdish

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  3. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  4. Paton, A., and E. Putievsky, 1996: Taxonomic problems and cytotaxonomic relationships between and within varieties of Ocimum basilicum and related species (Labiatae). Kew Bulletin, vol. 51, no. 3. 509-524.
  5. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021den), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=OCBA
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