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Ocimum gratissimum
African Basil
As recorded: Ocimum gratissimum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 27120
- Date
- October 19, 1946
- Locality
- Landward end of Koko Head
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 19, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Ocimum gratissimum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-16.
2026-08-16
Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-27
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
no rights reserved
2026-01-07
Kauaʻi, Kilauea, HI, US
(c) yagamiya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-07
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-18
Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-02-19
Aliamanu - Salt Lakes - Foster Village, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ocimum gratissimum. BISH 416924. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956555936. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/416924.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956555936 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026