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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
- 2054
- Date
- April 28, 1964
- Locality
- Taiohae valley along Taiohae-Hapa'a trail
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 265 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 28, 1964, Decker, B.G. also collected 19 other specimens.
Ageratum conyzoides
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Ageratum conyzoides
Botany
Commelina diffusa
Botany
Crotalaria spectabilis
Botany
Desmodium incanum
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Gymnosporia crenata
Botany
Leucaena leucocephala
Botany
Microsorum scolopendria
Botany
Oplismenus compositus
Botany
Paspalum conjugatum
Botany
Paspalum paniculatum
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Premna tahitensis
Botany
Psidium guajava
Botany
Psydrax odoratus
Botany
Sidastrum paniculatum
Botany
Talipariti tiliaceum
Botany
Triumfetta rhomboidea
Botany
Ocimum gratissimum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Ocimum gratissimum. BISH 573432. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956481767. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/573432.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956481767 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026