Lamiaceae
Ocimum

Ocimum obovatum E.Mey. ex Benth.

First published in E.H.F.Meyer, Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 226 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • DC., Prodr. 12: 35 (1948)
  • E. Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 226 (1838)
  • Holm & Hiltunen, Ocimum: 33 (1999).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2023 Wightman, N. ; Alfonsi, J. ; Conradie, C. ; Du Plessis, D. ; Du Plessis, S. ; O'Connor, N. [NCW682] Zambia K001639588 Yes
Jan 1, 2022 Maiato, F.; Chisingui, V..; Camôngua, J. [FM1759] Angola K001614767 Yes
Jan 1, 2022 Maiato, F.; Chisingui, V..; Camôngua, J. [FM1772] Angola K001614774 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Hemp, A. [5639] Tanzania K000735703 No
Jan 1, 2011 Parmentier; Kila [4648] Congo, Republic of the K000735159 No
Jan 1, 2011 Schinini, A. [30110] Paraguay K000735252 No
Nov 1, 2007 Bingham, M.G. [12575] Zambia K000479581 No
Sep 1, 2007 Laizer, G., et al. [1497] Tanzania K000248162 No
Sep 1, 2007 Mwangoka, M.; Anderson, J. [4087] Tanzania K000248163 No
Sep 26, 2006 Ezrom, P. [1] Tanzania K000194865 No
Harris, T. [444] Mozambique K000613880 No
Chase, N.C. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K005201825 Yes
Sinsin, B.; Agbani, P.; Yédomonhan, H. [1904] Benin K001562008 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8856] Zambia K001765036 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6028] Tanzania K000468397 No
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R. [2691] Zambia K001634899 No
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F. [9150] Angola K001636115 Yes
Maiato, F.; Chisingui, V..; Camôngua, J. [FM1764] Angola K001614769 Yes
Schimper [1621] Ethiopia K000347070 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1621] Ethiopia K000347069 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6067] Tanzania K000468358 No
Chase, N.C. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K005201824 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8111] Tanzania Becium obovatum K:SPC-01296.000 No
Mathew, B. [6029] Kenya Becium obovatum K:SPC-06049.238 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8420] Tanzania Becium obovatum K:SPC-25440.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8415] Tanzania Becium obovatum K:SPC-25411.000 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/