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Ocimum gratissimum
African Basil
As recorded: Ocimum suave Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 60935
- Date
- July 12, 1981
- Locality
- Opunohu Bay
- Island
- Moorea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 12, 1981, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 17 other specimens.
Acrostichum aureum
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Acrostichum aureum
Botany
Barleria cristata
Botany
Chrysophyllum cainito
Botany
Chrysophyllum cainito
Botany
Citrus maxima
Botany
Distimake dissectus
Botany
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Botany
Melicoccus bijugatus
Botany
Nephrolepidaceae
Botany
Noronhia emarginata
Botany
Noronhia emarginata
Botany
Ocimum gratissimum
Botany
Paspalum scrobiculatum
Botany
Quassia amara
Botany
Sida rhombifolia
Botany
Synsepalum dulcificum
Botany
Ocimum gratissimum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. 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 601441. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956678840. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/601441.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956678840 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026