Lamiaceae
American basil
Ocimum americanum
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Ocimum
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Common names
By language (19)
- Afrikaans
- Boesmansboegoe, Bostee, Transvaal basielkruid, Wilde basielkruid
- Arabic
- حبق أمريكي
- arz
- حبق امريكى
- ban
- Kecarum
- Chinese
- 灰罗勒, 灰羅勒, 草灵脂
- Croatian
- Limunski bosiljak
- English
- American basil, Hoary basil, Lime basil, Hairy basil, Hransvaal basil
- German
- Amerikanisches Basilikum
- Hausa
- Cwai ɗwaiya
- Hindi
- अरण्यतुलसी
- Italian
- Basilico americano
- Kinyarwanda
- Isonga
- Korean
- 회바질
- Malay
- Pokok Kemangi
- pap
- Yerba di hole
- Polish
- Bazylia amerykańska
- Portuguese
- Alfavaca-do-campo
- Tamil
- நாய்த்துளசி, கஞ்சங்குல்லை, குல்லை, புனத்துளசி
- Telugu
- వన తులసి
Synonyms
- Becium obovatum var. glabrior (Benth.) Cufod.
- Ocimum album Roxb.
- Ocimum brachiatum Blume
- Ocimum canum Sims
- Ocimum canum var. integrifolium Engl.
- Ocimum dichotomum Hochst. ex Benth.
- Ocimum dinteri Briq.
- Ocimum fluminense Vell.
- Ocimum fruticulosum Burch.
- Ocimum hispidulum Schumach. & Thonn.
- Ocimum incanescens Mart.
- Ocimum serpyllifolium var. glabrius Benth.
- Ocimum stamineum Sims
- Ocimum thymoides Baker
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August, November to May (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: S.MORE, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: rosshawkins, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SEMERU 2025, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Manuel R Popp, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 48_Tajudin Hasan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Prince Molokomme, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Diego7864, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.