Ocimum gratissimum

African Basil

As recorded: Ocimum gratissimum L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae

Collected by: Maggs, C.H.
Collector number: 51
Date: November 16, 1937
Locality: Overlooking coast, S. side of island
Island: Nuku Hiva
Region: French Polynesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

146 Bishop specimens of Ocimum gratissimum · collected 1902–2026Species page ›

Ocimum gratissimum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1937. 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 77953. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956252877. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/77953.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956252877 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026