Taxonomy Profile: Ocimum (L)

Ocimum: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Erythrochlamys
Gürke
Common Name(s):
basil []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ocimum: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Asteranae
Order : Lamiales
Family : Lamiaceae
mints |
menthes |
Genus : Ocimum
basil |
Ocimum Direct Children(s):
Ocimum kilimandscharicum
(Baker ex Gürke)
Ocimum spectabile
(Gürke AJ Paton)
Ocimum: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Ocimum
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Ocimum
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Ocimum
Source:
Lamiales of North America Update
Acquired:
2011-05-26
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Ocimum
Publication(s):
Ocimum: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Ocimum: Comments
Comment:
See Paton & Putievsky (1996) for details on the confused nomenclature of several species of Ocimum