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Ocimum gratissimum
African Basil
As recorded: Ocimum gratissimum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Imada, C.; Engilis, A.; Yuen, A.; Dr.DukDr.Duk →Andrew Engilis Jr →C.T. Imada →A. Yuen →
- Collector number
- 92-3
- Date
- April 4, 1992
- Locality
- Hamakua Marsh; Kailua, mauka (mountainside) of Hamakua Drive
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3899, -157.7438 ± 371 m
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 4, 1992, Imada, C.; Engilis, A.; Yuen, A.; Dr.Duk also collected 10 other specimens.
Still here: Ocimum gratissimum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-07.
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)
2023-11-05
Oʻahu, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) ephramz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-04-28
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-03-06
Hawaii Kai, 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 623821. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956472432. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/623821.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956472432 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026