Ocimum tenuiflorum
Brush Leaf Tea, Holy Basil
Other regional names: Sacred Basil
- Sacred Basil
Also known as: Geniosporum tenuiflorum (L.) Merr. +12 more
- Geniosporum tenuiflorum (L.) Merr.
- Lumnitzera tenuiflora (L.) Spreng.
- Moschosma tenuiflorum (L.) Heynh.
- Ocimum frutescens Burm.f., 1768
- Ocimum hirsutum Benth.
- Ocimum inodorum Burm.f.
- Ocimum monachorum L.
- Ocimum sanctum L.
- Ocimum sanctum var. cubensis Gomes
- Ocimum sanctum var. hirsutum (Benth.) Hook.f.
- Ocimum subserratum B.Heyne ex Hook.f.
- Ocimum tenuiflorum f. villicaulis Domin
- Plectranthus monachorum (L.) Spreng.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or subshrub.
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Ocimum tenuiflorum (commonly known as Brush-Leaf-Tea or Holy Basil) is a herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bahamas, Cayman Is., Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Gabon, Kenya, Line Is., Malawi, Malaya, Marquesas, Niue, Samoa, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Tokelau-Manihiki, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zambia