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Ocimum johnstonii

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Name

Identification
Ocimum johnstonii Baker [family LAMIACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Ocimum suave
  • Ocimum dichotomum
  • Ocimum kilimandscharicum
  • Ocimum johnstonii
  • Ocimum gratissimum

Flora

Entry for Ocimum Johnstonii Baker [family LABIATAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 5, page 332, (1900) Author: (by J. G. Baker)
Names
Ocimum Johnstonii Baker [family LABIATAE]
Information
Perennial, with the habit of O. menthæfolium. Stems erect, densely hairy. Leaves petioled, ovate, membranous, deeply crenate, 1–1 1/2 in. long, thinly pubescent, especially beneath. Racemes long, lax; rhachis densely hairy; flowers many in a whorl; pedicels very short; bracts orbicular, cuspidate, deciduous. Calyx very hairy, 1/8 in. long; upper lip orbicular, as long as the campanulate tube; lower cusps small. Calyx twice as long as the corolla. Stamens much exserted; upper filaments with a tuft of hairs above the base.
Distribution
German East Africa Mozamb. Dist. Kilimanjaro, 6000 ft., Johnston!British East Africa Nile Land Lykipia, 6000–8000 ft., Thomson! Kapte Plateau, 5000–6000 ft., Thomson!

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