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Ocimum gratissimum
African Basil
As recorded: Ocimum gratissimum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Decker, B.G.
- Collector number
- 945
- Date
- November 16, 1963
- Locality
- Northwestern Paumau. On peninsula between Eiaone and Puamau
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 75 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 16, 1963, Decker, B.G. also collected 9 other specimens.
Ocimum gratissimum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1963. 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 573000. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956224495. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/573000.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956224495 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026