Ocimum: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Ocimum
Species
Scientific Name: Ocimum

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Ocimum

Ocimum is a genus of aromatic annual and perennial herbs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native to the tropical and warm temperate regions of all 6 inhabited continents, with the greatest number of species in Africa. Its best known species are the cooking herb basil, O. basilicum, and the medicinal herb tulsi (holy basil), O. tenuiflorum.

Ocimum in languages:

Chinese: 羅勒屬
Czech: bazalka
English: Basils
Finnish: basilikat
German: Basilikum
Japanese: メボウキ属
Modern Greek: Βασιλικός
Modern Greek: Ώκιμον
Polish: Bazylia
Swedish: basilikor
Thai: กะเพรา โหระพา ฯลฯ
Ukrainian: Васильки

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Parent Taxon

Lamiaceae

Sibling Taxa

Child Taxa