Ocimum tenuiflorum

As recorded: Ocimum tenuiflorum L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P.Erling Christophersen →E.P. Hume →
Collector number: 2377
Date: August 13, 1931
Locality: Safotu-Safune
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 10 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.; Darwin, S.P.S.P. Darwin →Albert C. Smith →
Record type: Preserved specimen

124 Bishop specimens of Ocimum tenuiflorum · collected 1883–2017Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 13, 1931, Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ocimum tenuiflorum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 783 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Bangalore, IN-KA, IN

(c) Ritika Mukherjee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

RQWG+8W, Buragunte, Karnataka 562125, India

(c) Vaishnavi Menon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN

(c) maitreyi_kurian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

CX2X+R6X, Damodarpur Gram, West Bengal 711312, India

(c) Sk Tamiz Uddin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ วิทยาเขตองครักษ์, อ.องครักษ์, จ.นครนายก, TH

(c) Phattha Wongwirachat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

RQWG+8W, Buragunte, Karnataka 562125, India

(c) Udbhav Rajeshkumar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Ocimum tenuiflorum. BISH 150797. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956691766. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/150797.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956691766 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026