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Ocimum basilicum
Sweet basil
As recorded: Ocimum basilicum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.
- Collector number
- 1009
- Date
- 1922
- Locality
- Ouia, low el
- Island
- Fatu Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Brown, F.B.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ocimum basilicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 818 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Sheraton Luxor Street, Luxor, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Лесной проезд, Уфа, Башкортостан, RU
(c) semiks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
HVMP+72P, El Golea, Algerien
(c) Herbert Bacher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Muang Suphanburi, TH-SH, TH
(c) Not190250 พลอยสวย, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Camino de Valdejimena, Brozas, Cáceres, ES
(c) jclemente_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Logan, UT, US
(c) Jack Mortensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ocimum basilicum. BISH 750577. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956317248. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/750577.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956317248 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026