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Ocimum gratissimum

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Identification
Ocimum gratissimum L. [family LAMIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Ocimum gratissimum
Common name
  • menthe sauvage; basilic de Ceylan (Berhaut)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • sukuru baba (JB) ‘ (SENEGAL, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • ’ barikiri (JB) (SENEGAL, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • doréda (JB) (SENEGAL, CRIOULO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • fever plant (of Sierra Leone); fever leaf; fever bush; tea bush; mosquito plant; thymol tree., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • tibus from English: tea bush (JB) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • kunféré (JB) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • do (GUINEA-BISSAU, CRIOULO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • sise jambo the leaf (JMD) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for Ocimum gratissimum Linn. [family LABIATAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Ocimum gratissimum Linn. [family LABIATAE], Sp. Pl. 2: 1197 (1753); Chev. Bot. 511 (as var. macrophyllum Briq.); Morton l.c. 232 (1962).
Ocimum viride Willd. [family LABIATAE], (1809)-F.T.A5: 337; ChevBot512; F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 285
Ocimum guineense Schum. & Thonn. [family LABIATAE], (1827)
Information
Similar to O. suave but subglabrous;usually occurring around villages.The Tea Bush.
Habitat
usually occurring around villages
Range
Probably originally introduced from Asia, now widespread in tropical Africa
Distribution
Gam.: Albredaar (Nov.) Gardiner 37!Port. G.: Gidade, Bissau (0ct.) Esp. Santo 945!Guin.: Korse (Mar.) Adam 11706! Beyla (Mar.) Chev. 20901!S. L.: Kuntara (June) Thomas 417!Lib.: Ganta Harley!Iv. C.: Abidjan Chev. 15386; 15410. Tiebissou to Languira (July) Chev. 22199.Ghana: Suhum (Dec.) Morton GC 6335! Akuse (Oct.) Morton A12!Dah.: Dassa-Zoume (May) Chev. 23627.N. Nig.: Abinsi (Mar.) Dalz. 773!S. Nig.: Sapoba Kennedy 1771![Br.] Cam.: Victoria (Apr.) Schlechter 12570! Buea (Dec., Apr.) Morton K646! K836!F. Po: (Oct.) T. Vogel 4!

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