CHR 498829 – Ocimum basilicum L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 498829
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
20 January 1995
Database record updated:
17 November 2014
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Ocimum basilicum L.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1993-07-05 (Verbatim: 5 Jul 1993)
Preferred name:
Ocimum basilicum L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Lamiaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Omoka
Verbatim locality:
Omoka.
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4144/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
5 Jul 1993
Start date:
1993-07-05
Land District:
Penrhyn
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Waste area near lagoon shore, light Cocos canopy.
Notes:
Bushy herb to c. 70 cm high; stems woody towards base. Plant strongly aromatic, basil-scented. Leaves membranous. Calyx purple or green, flushed purple. Corolla white, 8-9 mm long; upper lip 4-lobed, slightly < the single-lobed narrow lower lip. Locally fairly common as an adventive species.
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