Taxonomy Profile: Ocimum basilicum (L)

Ocimum basilicum: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Ocimum americanum
Common Name(s):
sweet basil []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ocimum basilicum: 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 |
Species : Ocimum basilicum
sweet basil |
Ocimum basilicum Direct Children(s):
Ocimum basilicum: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Ocimum basilicum
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 basilicum
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 basilicum
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 basilicum
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Paton, A., and E. Putievsky
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1996-08-01 / 1996-08-12
Article/Chapter Title:
Taxonomic problems and cytotaxonomic relationships between and within varieties of Ocimum basilicum and related species (Labiatae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Kew Bulletin, vol. 51, no. 3
Page(s):
509-524
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0075-5974
Notes:
Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/4117026
Reference for:
Ocimum basilicum
Ocimum basilicum: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Introduced
Ocimum basilicum: Comments
Comment:
See Paton & Putievsky (1996) for details on the confused nomenclature of several species of Ocimum