Lamiaceae
Ocimum

Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. ex Benth.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 37 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to Eritrea and Zambia. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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.
  • Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R.M., Harvey, Y.B., Iwarsson, M., Otieno, D., Balkwill, K., Phillipson, P.B., Harley, R.M. & Willis, F. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(8): 1-346. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 5: 346.
  • in DC. Prod. 12: 37 (1848)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • DC., Prod. 12: 37 (1848)
  • E.P.A.: 847 (1963)
  • F.T.A. 5: 346 (1900)
  • F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 2: 452 (1963)
  • Fl. Eth. 5: 575 (2006).
  • Fl. Rwanda 3: 326 (1985)
  • Holm & Hiltunen, Ocimum: 35 (1999)
  • K.B. 47: 430, fig. 1A, B (1992)
  • K.T.S.L.: 630 (1994)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 296, t. 132 (1994)
  • U.K.W.F.: 645 (1974)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [13528] Cameroon K000436536 No
Aug 15, 2006 Tiyoy, L. [1650] Uganda K000194746 No
Jul 1, 2004 Darbyshire, I. [72] Cameroon K000213110 No
Apr 1, 2004 Manning, S.D. [654] Cameroon K000025059 No
Jan 1, 1999 Zapfack, L. [1164] Cameroon K000339251 No
Jan 1, 1998 Mambo, P. [219] Cameroon K000029891 No
Jan 1, 1992 Roth [500] Ethiopia K000347067 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Brunt, M.A. [546] Cameroon K000029895 No
Jan 1, 1992 Ujor, E.U. [FHI 30460] Cameroon K000029894 No
Jan 1, 1992 Schimper [1864] Ethiopia K000347066 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Schimper [1864] Ethiopia K000347065 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Ethiopia K000347064 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Ethiopia K000347063 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1990 Speke; Grant [s.n.] Uganda K000347104 Type Yes
Ash [951] Ethiopia K:SPC-37009.000 No
Chancellor, R.J. [175] Uganda K:SPC-02762.000 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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/

  • 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