Ocimum filamentosum Forssk.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Ocimum

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.15-0.3m high.
Life form -
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal non-vertebrate poison poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Snake bites (root), Tumor(Pituitary) (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (whole plant), Antifungal agents (whole plant)
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 filamentosum habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Ocimum filamentosum habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Ocimum filamentosum habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ocimum filamentosum leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Ocimum filamentosum leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Ocimum filamentosum leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ocimum filamentosum flower picture by Calum Macfarlane (cc-by-sa)
Ocimum filamentosum flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Ocimum filamentosum flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Ocimum filamentosum fruit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Ocimum filamentosum fruit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ocimum filamentosum world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Myanmar, Mozambique, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, eSwatini, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Yemen, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:452942-1
WFO ID wfo-0000253307
COL ID 48GDK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ocimum cyclophyllum Ocimum indicum Ocimum polycladum Ocimum rautanenii Ocimum verticillatum Orthosiphon adscendens Plectranthus menthoides Becium filamentosum Becium knyanum Ocimum calycosum Ocimum comigerum Ocimum exsul Ocimum knyanum Ocimum pubescens Ocimum stenoglossum Ocimum adscendens Ocimum cristatum Ocimum fissilabrum Becium affine var. cyclophyllum Becium knyanum var. diffusum Becium obovatum var. knyanum Plectranthus indicus Ocimum filamentosum