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Ocimum basilicum
Sweet basil
As recorded: Ocimum basilicum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Wilder, G.P.
- Collector number
- 1189
- Date
- October 15, 1932
- Locality
- Makatea
- Island
- Makatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Wilder, G.P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 15, 1932, Wilder, G.P. also collected 13 other specimens.
Ocimum basilicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1932. 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 150809. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956307312. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/150809.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956307312 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026