Ocimum gratissimum

As recorded: Ocimum gratissimum L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae

Collected by: Grant, M.L.
Collector number: 3659
Date: May 28, 1930
Locality: Papara Valley
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: Grant, M.L.
Record type: Preserved specimen

146 Bishop specimens of Ocimum gratissimum · collected 1902–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 28, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 22 other specimens.

Ocimum gratissimum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 388 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.

2026-10-11

Rua Benedito E. Ricardo, Caraguatatuba, SP, BR

(c) Amanda Oliveira da Fonseca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

312台灣新竹縣橫山鄉

(c) 大俠, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-10

843台灣高雄市美濃區興隆里

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

2026-10-09

Estr. Antônio Barbosa, 12 - Vargem Pequena, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22783-290, Brasil

(c) José Patricio Rojas Santana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05

壽山國家自然公園, 鼓山區, 高雄市, TW

(c) ssnp208, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

Kombai, Tamil Nadu 625522, India

(c) 🪶🐾☘️Nandan Sreejith🦌🍄🌍, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Ocimum gratissimum. BISH 18350. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956425304. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/18350.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956425304 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026