Lamiaceae
Ocimum

Ocimum filamentosum Forssk.

First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 108 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar. It is an annual or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • 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.
  • Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R.M., Harvey, Y.B., Iwarsson, M., Otieno, D., Balkwill, K., Phillipson, P.B., Harley, R.M. & Willis, F. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(8): 1-346. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Figueiredo & Smith, Pl. Angola: 107 (2008).
  • Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 108 (1775).
  • Paton in F.T.E.A., Lamiaceae: 160 (2009).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by O. Ryding [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 108 (1775)
  • Fl. Somalia 3: 341 (2006)
  • Fl. Somalia 3: 341 (2006).
  • Holm & Hiltunen, Ocimum: 30 (1999)
  • Holm & Hiltunen, Ocimum: 30 (1999)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 21, 2023 António, T.; Madeira, G.; Chirutse, P. ; Soane, J.; Chapo, J .; Temóteo, G. [TA005] Mozambique K009001496 No
Jan 1, 2008 Friedberg, A. [112A] Ethiopia K000248322 No
Jan 1, 2008 Friedberg, A. [125] Ethiopia K000248320 No
Jan 1, 2008 Friedberg, A. [112] Ethiopia K000248321 No
Sep 1, 2007 Kayombo, C. [3529] Tanzania K000248150 No
Oct 1, 2006 Gereau, R.E., et al. [6856] Tanzania K000247519 No
Oct 1, 2006 Kindeketa, W.J., et al. [2719] Tanzania K000247517 No
Wakefield, T [s.n.] Kenya K000347052 Type Yes
Gossweiler, J. [207] Angola K001008884 Yes
Schimper, M.W. [221] Ethiopia K000347072 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [387] South Africa K000347138 Type Yes
Schimper, W. [2303] Ethiopia K000347073 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2719] Ocimum adscendens K001116928 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2719] Ocimum adscendens K001116927 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2719] Ocimum adscendens K001116929 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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

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    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images