Lamiaceae
Ocimum

Ocimum fischeri Gürke

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 195 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Kenya to NE. Tanzania. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.J. 19: 195 (1894)
  • F.T.A. 5: 340 (1900)
  • Holm & Hiltunen, Ocimum: 26 (1999).
  • K.B. 47: 428 (1992)
  • P.O.A. C: 350 (1895)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Verdcourt [3882] Kenya K005200057 Yes
Hucks, M. [607] Kenya K005200038 Yes
Abdallah, R.; Mboya, E.; K. Vollesen [96/183] Tanzania K005200043 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B13636] Kenya K005200040 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [16814] Kenya K005200051 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [6098] Kenya K005200037 Yes
Hucks, M. [112] Kenya K005200039 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B4728] Kenya K005200054 Yes
Verdcourt [2075] Kenya K005200056 Yes
Ossent, J. [256] Kenya K005200055 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [2044] Tanzania K005200045 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12761] Kenya K005200042 Yes
Kassner [500] Kenya K005200050 Yes
Hucks, H.P.; Hucks, H.P. (Mrs) [389] Kenya K005200053 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [2044] Tanzania K005200044 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B8668] Kenya K005200041 Yes
Hucks, M. [1171] Kenya K005200047 Yes
Thairu, N. [100] Kenya K005200036 Yes
Hucks, H.P.; Hucks, H.P. (Mrs) [266] Kenya K005200049 Yes
[Greenway]; [L.E. Codd]; [M. Blundell] [57] Kenya K005200048 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [4332] Tanzania K005200046 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4123] Kenya K005200052 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10855] Kenya Hemizygia fischeri K:SPC-27041.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0