Ocimum carnosum Link & Otto ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Ocimum

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

It is used to flavour mate and also meat and fish dishes.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Anti-bacterial agents (aerial part), Antifungal agents (aerial part), Antioxidants (leaf), Spice (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Ocimum carnosum habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Ocimum carnosum habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ocimum carnosum leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Ocimum carnosum leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ocimum carnosum flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Ocimum carnosum flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Ocimum carnosum flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ocimum carnosum world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:452893-1
WFO ID wfo-0000253253
COL ID 48GC5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lumnitzera carnosa Ocimum montevideanum Ocimum atrovirens Ocimum ebracteatum Ocimum selloi Ocimum tweedieanum Ocimum graveolens Ocimum selloi var. angustifolium Ocimum selloi var. tweedieanum Ocimum selloi var. carnosum Ocimum selloi var. genuinum Ocimum carnosum