Flowering class: Dicot
Habit: Herb
Distribution notes: Exotic
Ocimum americanum L.
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Becium obovatum var. glabrior (Benth.) Cufod. |
synonym | Ocimum album Roxb. |
synonym | Ocimum brachiatum Blume |
synonym | Ocimum canum Sims |
synonym | Ocimum canum var. integrifolium Engl. |
synonym | Ocimum dichotomum Hochst. ex Benth. |
synonym | Ocimum dinteri Briq. |
synonym | Ocimum fluminense Vell. |
synonym | Ocimum fruticulosum Burch. |
synonym | Ocimum hispidulum Schumach. & Thonn. |
synonym | Ocimum incanescens Mart. |
synonym | Ocimum serpyllifolium var. glabrius Benth. |
synonym | Ocimum stamineum Sims |
synonym | Ocimum thymoides Baker |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Woody herbs, stem hirtus. Leaves elliptic, acute to acuminate, base truncate or obtuse, subentire, sparsely hairy or glabrous; petiole to 2 cm long. Racemes 13 cm long, densely pubescent. Flowers 5-7 in each whorl; calyx 3 x 5 mm, upper lip 3 x 3 mm, orbicular, densely hairy, corolla white, 5 mm long, glabrous; filaments glabrous. Nutlets 1.5 mm long, sub-trigonous, minutely pitted, dark brown
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Habit: Herb
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Plains, Dry Localities
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Plain areas, forest margins, grasslands
Wastelands and degraded deciduous forests
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Description
Global Distribution
India: Assam, Andaman And Nicobar Island, Bihar, Gujarat, Mahrastra, Tamil Nadu; Myanmar, China, Africa, Madagascar, America
Local Distribution
Barak Valley, Kamrup (Jalukbari)
Global Distribution
Paleotropics
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Maharashtra: Common throughout
Karnataka: Belgaum, Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, S. Kanara
Kerala: All districts
Tamil Nadu: All districts
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
System of Medicines Used In
Homoeopathy
Ayurveda
Folk medicine
Siddha
System Of Medicines Used In
Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Homoeopathy, Siddha
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1533
Attributions | FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1533 |
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Medicinal
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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📚 Information Listing
References
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1533
- Ocimum canum Sims, Bot. Mag. 51: t.2452. 1823; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 607. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1111(777). 1924; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 308. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 368. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 368. 1994.
- Ocimum americanum L., Cent. Pl. 1: 15. 1755; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 326. 1989; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 236. 1982; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 380. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 283. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 352. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 249. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 321. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 251. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 248. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 402. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 581. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 657. 2009.
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
Information Listing > References
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1533
- Ocimum canum Sims, Bot. Mag. 51: t.2452. 1823; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 607. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1111(777). 1924; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 308. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 368. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 368. 1994.
- Ocimum americanum L., Cent. Pl. 1: 15. 1755; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 326. 1989; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 236. 1982; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 380. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 283. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 352. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 249. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 321. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 251. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 248. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 402. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 581. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 657. 2009.
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Order | Lamiales |
Family | Lamiaceae |
Genus | Ocimum |
Species | Ocimum americanum L. |
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