Basilicum

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Basilicum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Ocimeae
Genus: Basilicum
Moench
Species:
B. polystachyon
Binomial name
Basilicum polystachyon
(L.) Moench
Synonyms [1]
  • LumnitzeraJacq. ex Spreng. 1825 not Willd. 1803
  • MoschosmaRchb.
  • PerxoRaf.
  • LehmanniaJacq. ex Jacq.f. 1844 not Spreng. 1817 nor Tratt. 1824
  • Ocimum polystachyonL.
  • Ocimum moschatumSalisb.
  • Lumnitzera polystachyon(L.) J.Jacq. ex Spreng.
  • Moschosma polystachyon(L.) Benth.
  • Perxo polystachyon(L.) Raf.
  • Plectranthus parviflorusR.Br. 1810 not Willd. 1806 nor Spreng. 1806 nor Gürke 1898
  • Plectranthus micranthusSpreng.
  • Ocimum dimidiatumSchumach. & Thonn.
  • Moschosma dimidiatum(Schumach. & Thonn.) Benth.
  • Lehmannia ocymoideaJacq. ex Steud.
  • Ocimum tashiroiHayata

Basilicum is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1802. It contains only one known species, Basilicum polystachyon, native to Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia (Saudi Arabia, India, China, Indochina, Borneo, Philippines, etc.), New Guinea, Australia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[ improper synthesis? ] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

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  17. Tinnea vesiculosaGürke - Tanzania, Malawi
  18. Tinnea vestitaBaker - Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola, Botswana
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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Bernard, Peyre De Fabrègues; Jean-Pierre, Lebrun (1976). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Niger. Maisons-Alfort: GERDAT-IEMVT. OCLC   1366597430.[ page needed ]
  3. ↑ Brunel, J. F.; Hiepko, Paul; Scholz, H., eds. (1984). Flore analytique du Togo: phanérogames. Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem. ISBN   978-3-921800-18-8.[ page needed ]
  4. ↑ Lebrun, Jean-Pierre (1991). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Editions Quae. ISBN   978-2-85985-173-6.[ page needed ]
  5. ↑ Silva, Mário Calane da; Izidine, Samira; Amude, Ana Bela (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique. SABONET. ISBN   978-1-919976-12-9.[ page needed ]
  6. ↑ Suddee, S., Paton, A.J. & Parnell, J.A.N. (2005). Taxonomic Revision of the tribe Ocimeae Dumort (Lamiaceae) in continental South East Asia III. Ociminae. Kew Bulletin 60: 3-75.
  7. ↑ Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  8. ↑ Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  9. ↑ Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  10. ↑ Khanam, M. & Hassan, M.A. (2008). Lamiaceae. Flora of Bangladesh 58: 1-161. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  11. ↑ Beentje, H. J. (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN   978-1-84246-520-2.[ page needed ]
  12. ↑ Lejoly, Jean; Ndjele, Mianda-Bungi; Geerinck, Daniel (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). D.J.P. de Blaay. OCLC   665073619.[ page needed ]
  13. ↑ Timberlake, J. R.; Martins, E. S.; Diniz, Maria Adé lia; Kok, Rogier P. J. De (2013). Flora Zambesiaca Volume 8 Part 8: Labiatae, Pogostemonoideae to Nepetoideae Tribe Mentheae. Kew Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84246-196-9.[ page needed ]
  14. ↑ Das, Sumanta; Sultana, Kaniz Wahida; Chandra, Indrani (April 2023). "In vitro propagation, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench (Lamiaceae): A short review". South African Journal of Botany. 155: 178–186. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2023.02.009.


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