Ocimum minimum L.

Basilic commun (fr), Ocime basilic (fr), Basilic aux sauces (fr), Basilic romain (fr), Herbe royale (fr), Pistou (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Ocimum

Characteristics

A compact herb. The leaves are 1 cm long. The flowers are small and white.

Life form	annual
Growth form
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter)	0.3
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	-
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	-

Environment

Long cultivated, its original habitat is obscure.

More

Long cultivated, its original habitat is obscure.

It is a subtropical plant.

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

Usage

Uses	essential oil food medicinal
Edible	flowers leaves seeds
Therapeutic use	Sclerosis(Spleen) (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

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

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:453031-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000253415
COL ID	48GG5
BDTFX ID	44352
INPN ID	109806
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ocimum minimum