Ocimum africanum Lour.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Ocimum

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses fodder medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antidotes (leaf), Antipyretics (leaf), Malaria (leaf), Cough (seed), Demulcents (seed), Diet, food, and nutrition (seed), Diuretics (seed), Dysentery (seed), Disorder of ejaculation (seed), Gonorrhea (seed), Kidney diseases (seed), Labor pain (seed), Urination disorders (seed), Disorder of ejaculation (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Distribution

Ocimum africanum world distribution map, present in Angola, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Myanmar, Mozambique, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Viet Nam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:452853-1
WFO ID wfo-0000253206
COL ID 74G85
BDTFX ID 44336
INPN ID 809293
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Synonyms

Ocimum petitianum Ocimum pilosum Ocimum x citriodorum Ocimum x graveolens Ocimum citriodorum Ocimum americanum var. pilosum Ocimum basilicum var. anisatum Ocimum basilicum var. pilosum Ocimum africanum