Lamiaceae
Ocimum

Ocimum kenyense Ayob. ex A.J.Paton

First published in Kew Bull. 47: 422 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to N. Tanzania. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

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

  • Holm & Hiltunen, Ocimum: 24 (1999).
  • K.B. 47: 422, fig. 3D (1992)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 296 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1990 Irwin, P.H. [212] Kenya K000434840 No
Nov 1, 1990 Tweedie [3926] Kenya K000434838 No
Oct 1, 1990 Napier, E.R. [354] Kenya K000434851 No
Oct 1, 1990 Mearns, E.A. [947] Kenya K000434842 No
Oct 1, 1990 Kenya K000434841 No
Oct 1, 1990 Bogdan, A. [AB4428] Kenya K000434850 No
Oct 1, 1990 Greenway [6948] Tanzania K000434852 No
Oct 1, 1990 Kassner, T. [981] Kenya K000434843 No
Oct 1, 1990 Mwangangi [1879] Kenya K000434845 No
Oct 1, 1990 Haarer, A. [1053] Tanzania K000434853 No
Oct 1, 1990 Tweedie [3273] Kenya K000434839 No
Oct 1, 1990 Mwangi, T.W. [7] Kenya K000434849 No
Oct 1, 1990 Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [376] Kenya K000434844 No
Oct 1, 1990 Mwangangi, O.M. [300] Kenya K000434848 No
Githinji, C.; Mathenge, S. [186] Kenya K000434847 No
Bogdan, A. [4602] Kenya K000347059 Type Yes

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/

  • 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