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Ocimum gratissimum, also known as clove basil, African basil, [1] and in Hawaii as wild basil, [2] is a species of basil. It is native to Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia, and the Bismarck Archipelago, and naturalized in Polynesia, Hawaii, Mexico, Panama, West Indies, Brazil, and Bolivia. [3]
The genus is particularly diverse, and includes annuals, non-woody perennials and shrubs native to Africa and other tropical and subtropical regions of the Old and New World. [1] Although it is estimated that there are 50 to 150 species of basil, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] most, but not all, culinary basils are cultivars of O. basilicum , or sweet basil .
Ocimum / ˈ ɒ s ɪ m ə m / is a genus of aromatic annual and perennial herbs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native to the tropical and warm temperate regions of all 6 inhabited continents, with the greatest number of species in Africa. [2]
Basil (/ ˈ b æ z əl /, BAZ-əl; [1] US also / ˈ b eɪ z əl /, BAY-zəl; [2] Ocimum basilicum (/ ˈ ɒ s ɪ m əm b ə ˈ z ɪ l ɪ k əm /, OS-ih-məm bə-ZIL-ih-kəm) [3] [4]), also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints).
Ocimum tenuiflorum, commonly known as holy basil, tulasi or tulsi (from Sanskrit), is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. [2] [3] It is widely cultivated throughout the Southeast Asian tropics. [1] [4] [5] It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Australia and the western Pacific. [1]
Ocimum gratissimum (African basil), e.g. in Hawai'i; Perilla frutescens (perilla) the genus Pycnanthemum (mountainmints), in particular: Pycnanthemum incanum (hoary mountainmint), e.g. in the continental U.S. Pycnanthemum setosum; Pycnanthemum verticillatum
A high MBS value was found in two plants and the other four contained traceable amounts of anthraquinones. This study provided scientific support for the use of Acalypha wilkesiana, T. avicennioides, O. gratissimum and P. discoidens against MRSA based diseases. A. conyzoides and B. ferruginea were unresponsive against the MRSA strains. [4]
Ocimum basilicum var. minimum L. Greek basil ( UK : / ˈ b æ z əl / , [ 1 ] US : / ˈ b eɪ z əl / ; [ 2 ] Ocimum basilicum var. minimum ) is a flowering herb and cultivar of basil .