Ocimum grandiflorum Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Ocimum

Characteristics

A small shrub. It grows 1.5 m high. It has a strong smell. The leaves are light green and they have small teeth along the edge. The flowers are large. They are pink and have violet veins.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The whole flower is picked fresh and eaten. It has a sweet taste.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers fruits
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Cultivation

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Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Ocimum grandiflorum world distribution map, present in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:452967-1
WFO ID wfo-0000253337
COL ID 6SFVQ
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Synonyms

Becium grandiflorum Ocimum abyssinicum Ocimum grandiflorum

Lower taxons

Ocimum grandiflorum subsp. densiflorum Ocimum grandiflorum subsp. grandiflorum Ocimum grandiflorum subsp. turkanaense