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Ocimum basilicum
Sweet basil
As recorded: Ocimum basilicum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 11844
- Date
- August 23, 1934
- Locality
- Tamatoa
- Island
- Tubuai
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 23, 1934, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 5 other specimens.
Ocimum basilicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 814 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
HVMP+72P, El Golea, Algerien
(c) Herbert Bacher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Muang Suphanburi, TH-SH, TH
(c) Not190250 พลอยสวย, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Camino de Valdejimena, Brozas, Cáceres, ES
(c) jclemente_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Logan, UT, US
(c) Jack Mortensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
E Manor Dr, Mill Valley, CA, US
(c) Danica Remy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Damascus Cir, Conover, NC, US
(c) amysotosal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ocimum basilicum. BISH 150766. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956175548. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/150766.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956175548 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026