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Ocimum
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Ocimum is a genus of aromatic annual and perennial herbs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native to the tropical and warm temperate regions of all 6 inhabited continents, with the greatest number of species in Africa. Its best known species are the cooking herb basil, O. basilicum, and the medicinal herb tulsi (holy basil), O. tenuiflorum.
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Ocimum is a genus within the plant kingdom, classified under the phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Lamiales. It belongs to the family Lamiaceae and is part of the subfamily Ociminae. The scientific name for this taxon is Ocimum L. Common names for the genus include basil, bazalka, Basiilik, and Basilikat. The fruit type associated with this genus is the nucule, and it serves as the source of basil oil.
Records of Ocimum have been documented in various countries, including Mexico, Namibia, Brasil, and Guatemala. Institutions holding records for this taxon include FC-UNAM, INECOL, IBUNAM, NY, and UCS. The genus has been described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Species
Ocimum
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
Ocimum est un genre de plantes de la famille des Lamiaceae (Lamiacées), sous-famille des Nepetoideae (Népétoïdées), tribu des Ocimeae (Ocimées). Il compte environ 150 espèces de plantes herbacées ou buissonnantes, annuelles ou vivaces, généralement aromatiques, dont la plus connue est le Basilic commun (Ocimum basilicum).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,705
- With media
- 700
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Collections
- FC-UNAM, INECOL, IBUNAM, NY, UCS, UNIVASF
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Namibia, Brasil, Guatemala
Research
3,169 papers- Ocimum Sanctum: An All-Round Treatment for Cancer?ReviewAlternative therapies in health and medicine · 2023Kumar P, Patel D
- Ocimum sanctum: The Journey from Sacred Herb to Functional Food.ReviewRecent advances in food, nutrition & agriculture · 2024Kumari S, Singh PA, Hazra S et al.DOI: 10.2174/012772574X290140240130101117
- Ocimum Species: A Review on Chemical Constituents and Antibacterial Activity.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Dharsono HDA, Putri SA, Kurnia D et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196350
- Ocimum sanctum [Tulsi] as a Potential Immunomodulator for the Treatment of Ischemic Injury in the Brain.ReviewCurrent molecular medicine · 2024Yadav I, Kumar R, Fatima Z et al.DOI: 10.2174/1566524023666221212155340
- Chemotherapeutic Role of Polyphenols Present in Ocimum sanctum.ReviewAnti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry · 2022Khatoon S, Kalam N, Balasubramaniam VR et al.DOI: 10.2174/1871520622666220516142839
- A Glance at the Phytochemical and Ethno-pharmacological Understanding of Four Ocimum Species.ReviewCurrent pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2023Jahanger MA, Patra KK, Kumari S et al.DOI: 10.2174/1389201023666221003102423
- Antimicrobial and Other Pharmacological Properties of Ocimum basilicum, Lamiaceae.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Zhakipbekov K, Turgumbayeva A, Akhelova S et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules29020388
- Bioprospective Role of Ocimum sanctum and Solanum xanthocarpum against Emerging Pathogen: Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis: A Review.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Bharath MN, Gupta S, Vashistha G et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083490
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Ecology
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Hybrids
- Formerly placed here
- Cultivation and uses
- See also
- References
Ocimum is a genus of aromatic annual and perennial herbs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native to the tropical and warm temperate regions of all 6 inhabited continents, with the greatest number of species in Africa. Its best known species are the cooking herb basil, O. basilicum, and the medicinal herb tulsi (holy basil), O. tenuiflorum.
==Ecology== Ocimum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaricus.
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