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Ocimum tenuiflorum

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BISH 750303Botany

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Holy Basil

As recorded: Ocimum tenuiflorum L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae

Collected by: Pelzer, K.J.
Collector number: 114
Date: May 1, 1946
Locality: Chuuk
Region: Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
Identified by: Lorence, D.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

124 Bishop specimens of Ocimum tenuiflorum · collected 1883–2017Species page ›

Ocimum tenuiflorum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 783 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Ocimum tenuiflorum observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Bangalore, IN-KA, IN

(c) Ritika Mukherjee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ocimum tenuiflorum observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

RQWG+8W, Buragunte, Karnataka 562125, India

(c) Vaishnavi Menon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ocimum tenuiflorum observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN

(c) maitreyi_kurian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ocimum tenuiflorum observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

CX2X+R6X, Damodarpur Gram, West Bengal 711312, India

(c) Sk Tamiz Uddin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ocimum tenuiflorum observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ วิทยาเขตองครักษ์, อ.องครักษ์, จ.นครนายก, TH

(c) Phattha Wongwirachat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ocimum tenuiflorum observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

RQWG+8W, Buragunte, Karnataka 562125, India

(c) Udbhav Rajeshkumar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Ocimum tenuiflorum. BISH 750303. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956341974. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/750303.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956341974 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026