dcsimg

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Ocimum
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Erythrochlamys Gürke
Ocimum
Genus recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Egypt Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, Afghanistan Species List, Angola Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, China Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Dominica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Eritrea Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, France Species List, French Guiana Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Gabon Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Haiti Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kenya Species List, Liberia Species List, Macedonia Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Maldives Species List, Mali Species List, Mauritania Species List, Mayotte Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, New Caledonia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Oman Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palau Species List, Palestine Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Reunion Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Rwanda Species List, Samoa Species List, Sao Tome and Principe Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Somalia Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Uganda Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Uruguay Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia ID, Argentina Species List, Cuba Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Red Sea Species List, Solomon Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia HSB, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia MIN, wikipedia gl Galician, United States Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, USDA PLANTS images, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Ocimum L.
Ocimum sect. Ocimum
Ocimum subgen. Ocimum
Subgenus recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Becium grandiflorum var. mearnsii Ayob.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Becium hirtii Plancke
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Becium monocotyloides Plancke
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Becium vandenbrandei P. A. Duvign. & Plancke
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Geniosporum congoense Gürke
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum abyssinicum Hort.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum americanum Jacq.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum americanum L.)
Ocimum atropurpureum Ten.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum atropurpureum Ten. ex Steud.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum balansae Briq.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum basilicum Schumach. & Thonn.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum basilicum L.)
Ocimum bojeri Benth.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum calycosum Hochst.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum campechianum Chapm.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum campechianum Mill.)
Ocimum campestre Rojas
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum carnosum Link & Otto
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum carnosum Link & Otto ex Benth.)
Ocimum caryophyllatum Schweig.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum caryophyllatum Schweig. ex Schrank
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum cephalotes Buch.-Ham.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum cephalotes Buch.-Ham. ex Wall
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum chandra Buch.-Ham.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum chandra Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum chinense
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum chinense
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum ciliare B. Heyne
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum cinnamomeum Bojer
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum citronatum Buch.-Ham.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum citronatum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum comigerum Hochst.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum comosum Hort. Dammann
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum cordifolium Bojer
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum cordifolium Herb.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum cristatum Buch.-Ham. & K. D. Koenig
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum dichotomum Hochst.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum ebracteatum Pohl
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum erlangeri Gürke
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum erlangeri Gürke ex Engl.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum fimbriatum
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum fimbriatum Briq.)
Ocimum fimbriatum
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum flexuosum Blanco
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum formigense Reichardt
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum forskolei Forssk.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum forskolei Benth.)
Ocimum fruticosum Ryding
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum fruticosum (Ryding) A.J.Paton)
Ocimum glossophyllum Briq.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum gratissimum Schumach. & Thonn.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum gratissimum L.)
Ocimum gratissimum Seem.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum gratissimum L.)
Ocimum herbaceum Roxb.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum hirsutum Wall.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum hirtum Banks
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum hirtum Banks ex Benth.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum iringoense Ayob.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum kenyense Ayob.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum kunene Aysb.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum lacerum
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. ex Benth.)
Ocimum laxum Vahl
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum longiflorum Buch.-Ham.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum longiflorum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum longistylum Hochst.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum majus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum majus
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum masaiense Ayob.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum menthaefolium Hochst.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum menthifolium Hochst.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum mexicanum
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum mexicanum
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum miria Buch.-Ham.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum monadelphum R. Br.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum natalense Ayob.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum nelsonii Zipp.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum nelsonii Zipp. ex Span.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum nigrum Thouars
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum nutans Koen.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum nutans Koen. ex Rottb.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum obovatum Briq.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum obovatum E.Mey. ex Benth.)
Ocimum peltatum
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum peltatum
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum pubescens Mill.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum pubescens Mill. ex Benth.
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification and GBIF classification
Ocimum punctatum Blume
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum punctatum Blume ex Steud.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum purpurascens L.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum purpurascens L. ex B. D. Jacks.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum rugosum Thunb.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum saccharoides Willd.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum saccharoides Willd. ex Wall.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum sanum Sims
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum scabrum Wight
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum scutellarioides Willd.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum sideritidis Koen.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum sideritidis Koen. ex Rottb.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum subserratum B. Heyne
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum suffruticosum Benth.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ocimum tenuiflorum Burm. fil.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum tenuiflorum L.)
Ocimum tenuiflorum Heyne
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Ocimum tenuiflorum Heyne ex Hook. fil.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum tenuiflorum L.)
Ocimum transamazonicum E. Pereira
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum transamazonicum C.Pereira)
Ocimum vanderystii De Wild.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Ocimum vanderystii (De Wild.) A.W.Hill)
Ocimum verticillatum B. Heyne
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Orthosiphon adscendens Benth.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Becium Lindl.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Erythrochlamys Gürke
Erythrochlamys Gürke
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Hyperaspis Briq.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Nautochilus Bremek.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ocimum L.
Authority according to NCBI

Common Names

English

basil preferred

Arabic

حبق preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

ռեհան preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Reyhan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bashkir

Райхан preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

базылік preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Босилек preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

罗勒属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Bosiljak preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

bazalka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Basilikum-slægten preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Ocimo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Basiilik preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Basilikat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Georgian

რეჰანი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Basilikum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

ריחן preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabyle

Taɣensit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Bazïlïk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Базилик preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
بازىيلىيك preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Базилик preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

바질속 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

baziliki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Bazilikas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lower Sorbian

Bazilikum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mingrelian

სამშურე preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Basiilikum (skööl) preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

ریحان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

bazylia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Базилик preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Basilikasläktet preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tajik

Райҳон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

рәйхан preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

สกุลกะเพรา-โหระพา preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Базилік preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Ռեհան preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Upper Sorbian

Bazlik preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Rayhon (oʻsimlik) preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Chi Húng quế preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

حبق preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

رئیحان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

罗勒属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

罗勒属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

羅勒屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

羅勒屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

羅勒屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
show 42 more languages
hide 42 languages

Curated hierarchies for Ocimum

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Ocimum (this page)
137 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales Bromhead
Lamiaceae
Ocimum L. (this page)
131 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Ocimum (this page)
137 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Ocimum (this page)
137 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Ocimum L. (this page)
198 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Plantae
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliopsida
Asteranae
Lamiales
Lamiaceae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Asteranae
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Nepetoideae
Ocimum (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Asteranae
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Nepetoideae
Ocimum
148 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.