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Ocimum tenuiflorum
Holy Basil
As recorded: Ocimum tenuiflorum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 3481
- Date
- April 23, 1986
- Locality
- Lyon Arboretum, Herb Garden, makai terrace
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Paton, A.J.; Harley, R.M.R.M. Harley →A.J. Paton →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 23, 1986, Nagata, K.M. also collected 4 other specimens.
Ocimum tenuiflorum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-05.
2026-04-05
Farrington Hwy E, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Nathan Nguyen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-10-18
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-30
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ocimum tenuiflorum. BISH 508737. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956341816. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/508737.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956341816 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026