Ocimum gratissimum L. is a plant in the Lamiaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Ocimum gratissimum L.
Ocimum gratissimum is a basil species native to Africa, southern Asia and nearby regions, used in Nigerian cooking.
Ocimum gratissimum L., commonly called clove basil, African basil, and known as wild basil in Hawaii, is a species of basil. It is native to Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia, and the Bismarck Archipelago. It has become naturalized in Polynesia, Hawaii, Mexico, Panama, the West Indies, Brazil, and Bolivia. In Nigeria, it is called scent leaf and used to prepare pepper soup, local rice, beans, plantain, conventional soup, and other local delicacies.
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Salvia africana L.
Coleus amboinicus Lour.
Salvia clevelandii (A.Gray) Greene
Clerodendrum speciosissimum Jacob-Makoy
Salvia lyrata L.
Mentha suaveolens Ehrh.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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